Underwater Navigation, Guidance and Control Technology in Ocean Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean covers two thirds of the earth's surface area and contains rich minerals, oil, and gas resources. Therefore, research on ocean engineering technology is of great significance to the development of humanity. Various kinds of state-to-art engineering techniques are involved in exploring the ocean, such as underwater target electromagnetic and acoustic detection, classification, location, and tracking approaches, advanced signal processing techniques for underwater platforms such as buoys or unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and surface vessels, UUV collaboration and path planning, underwater vehicle formation, cluster control, collaborative control, communication, positioning, navigation, sensing, path planning and energy optimization technologies, underwater signal communication and networking, advanced navigation, and guidance and control applications for underwater or surface platforms.

After decades of development, various interdisciplinary combined technologies have been developed in ocean engineering. However, these technologies still face challenges due to the complex and harsh marine environment. The aim of this Special Issue is to gather the latest underwater navigation, guidance and control technologies in ocean engineering.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Underwater electromagnetic detection technology;
• Underwater navigation, guidance and control technology;
• Underwater target detection, classification, localization, and tracking;
• UUVs formation and coordination control;
• UUVs path planning technology;
• Underwater acoustic propagation and ocean ambient noise;
• Underwater signal communication and processing;
• Application of artificial intelligence in ocean engineering;
• Ocean acoustic parameters acquisition technology;
• New technologies in ocean equipment;
• Underwater technologies exhibition of embedded systems.

Prof. Dr. Daming Zhou
Guest Editor

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