Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment

The improved vector field histogram algorithm(VFH+) tends to overlook the autonomous undersea vehicle(AUV) dynamics and ocean current effects, and it is sensitive to threshold selection. To address this issue, a dynamics-based VFH+(DVFH+) algorithm was proposed in this paper. By incorporating AUV dy...

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Main Authors: Zhongben ZHU, Jiahao ZHANG, Yifan XUE, Hongde QIN
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Published: Science Press (China) 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2024-0077
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description The improved vector field histogram algorithm(VFH+) tends to overlook the autonomous undersea vehicle(AUV) dynamics and ocean current effects, and it is sensitive to threshold selection. To address this issue, a dynamics-based VFH+(DVFH+) algorithm was proposed in this paper. By incorporating AUV dynamics parameters to limit the expected heading output, this method reduced abrupt changes in the expected algorithm output, thereby improving AUV’s tracking performance. Additionally, by considering the drift angle compensation in the real ocean current environment, the obstacle avoidance algorithm was optimized to improve its robustness and adaptability. By using information about obstacles, the threshold values were adjusted automatically. This enabled the calculation of the planning instructions based on environmental characteristics around AUVs, ensuring the efficiency and safety of navigation. Simulation experiments using the REMUS 100 AUV model show that DVFH+ can provide a smoother and more feasible obstacle avoidance route, making it suitable for AUV obstacle avoidance in complex environments while effectively preventing issues such as detouring and planning failure caused by improper threshold settings in the original algorithm.
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spelling doaj-art-10127dfbed9249e89d63f70c50880b9c2025-08-20T03:02:04ZzhoScience Press (China)水下无人系统学报2096-39202025-02-01331152310.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2024-00772024-0077Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current EnvironmentZhongben ZHU0Jiahao ZHANG1Yifan XUE2Hongde QIN3Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaThe improved vector field histogram algorithm(VFH+) tends to overlook the autonomous undersea vehicle(AUV) dynamics and ocean current effects, and it is sensitive to threshold selection. To address this issue, a dynamics-based VFH+(DVFH+) algorithm was proposed in this paper. By incorporating AUV dynamics parameters to limit the expected heading output, this method reduced abrupt changes in the expected algorithm output, thereby improving AUV’s tracking performance. Additionally, by considering the drift angle compensation in the real ocean current environment, the obstacle avoidance algorithm was optimized to improve its robustness and adaptability. By using information about obstacles, the threshold values were adjusted automatically. This enabled the calculation of the planning instructions based on environmental characteristics around AUVs, ensuring the efficiency and safety of navigation. Simulation experiments using the REMUS 100 AUV model show that DVFH+ can provide a smoother and more feasible obstacle avoidance route, making it suitable for AUV obstacle avoidance in complex environments while effectively preventing issues such as detouring and planning failure caused by improper threshold settings in the original algorithm.https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2024-0077autonomous undersea vehicleobstacle avoidance controlvector filed histogramocean current environmentdynamics performance
spellingShingle Zhongben ZHU
Jiahao ZHANG
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Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
水下无人系统学报
autonomous undersea vehicle
obstacle avoidance control
vector filed histogram
ocean current environment
dynamics performance
title Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
title_full Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
title_fullStr Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
title_full_unstemmed Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
title_short Obstacle Avoidance Control of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Based on DVFH+ in Ocean Current Environment
title_sort obstacle avoidance control of autonomous undersea vehicle based on dvfh in ocean current environment
topic autonomous undersea vehicle
obstacle avoidance control
vector filed histogram
ocean current environment
dynamics performance
url https://sxwrxtxb.xml-journal.net/cn/article/doi/10.11993/j.issn.2096-3920.2024-0077
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