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Autonomous underwater vehicle
Uncrewed underwater vehicle with autonomous guidance system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"AUV" redirects here. For other uses, see AUV (disambiguation).
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a robot that travels underwater without requiring continuous input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) – controlled and powered from the surface by an operator/pilot via an umbilical or using remote control. In military applications an AUV is more often referred to as an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). Underwater gliders are a subclass of AUVs.
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