Research Article

Vision-Based Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation in Poor Visibility Conditions Using a Model-Free Robust Control

Table 1

Parameters of our AUV used in the experimental test.

Notation DescriptionValueUnits

Mexibot mass1.79[kg]
Inertia moment with respect to -axis0.001[kg m2]
Inertia moment with respect to -axis0.001[kg m2]
Inertia moment with respect to -axis0.001[kg m2]
Distance between the AUV center of mass and the position of the fin 1 in axis 0.263[m]
Distance between the AUV center of mass and the position of the fin 1 in axis 0.149[m]
Distance between the AUV center of mass and the position of the fin 2 in axis 0.199[m]
Fin length0.190[m]
Fin width 10.049[m]
Fin width 20.068[m]
Water density1000[kg/m3]