Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage

The deep-sea landing vehicle (DSLV) swarm exploration system is a novel platform for the detection of marine mineral resources. A high-precision cooperative localization system with Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), and electronic compass (EC) plays a vital role in the DSLV sw...

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Main Authors: Zhenzhuo Wei, Wei Guo, Yanjun Lan, Ben Liu, Yu Sun, Sen Gao
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Wei Guo
Yanjun Lan
Ben Liu
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Sen Gao
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description The deep-sea landing vehicle (DSLV) swarm exploration system is a novel platform for the detection of marine mineral resources. A high-precision cooperative localization system with Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), and electronic compass (EC) plays a vital role in the DSLV swarm exploration system. However, DVL measurements can be seriously interrupted due to the complex operational underwater environment, leading to unstable localization performance. The accuracy of the cooperative localization system could be further degraded by the persistent rubber track slippage during the vehicle’s movement over the soft seabed. In this study, a data-driven cooperative localization algorithm with a velocity prediction model is proposed to improve the positioning accuracy of DSLV under track slippage. First, a velocity prediction model for DVL measurements is constructed using multi-output least squares support vector regression (MLSSVR), and a genetic algorithm (GA) is further employed to optimize the model’s hyperparameters in order to enhance the robustness of the framework. Furthermore, the outputs of MLSSVR are fed into a DSLV position estimation framework based on the Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) to improve localization accuracy in the presence of DVL failures. To validate the proposed method, the RecurDyn multibody dynamics simulation platform is applied for data synthesis, accounting for both the impact of the soft seabed and real-world motion simulation. The experimental results indicate that during DVL failure, the proposed algorithm can effectively compensate for the cooperative localization errors caused by track slippage, thereby significantly improving the accuracy and reliability of the DSLV cooperative localization system.
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spelling doaj-art-6eca0e7a0d444291afd10335efdf03dd2025-08-20T02:53:19ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-02-0117575510.3390/rs17050755Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track SlippageZhenzhuo Wei0Wei Guo1Yanjun Lan2Ben Liu3Yu Sun4Sen Gao5Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, ChinaThe deep-sea landing vehicle (DSLV) swarm exploration system is a novel platform for the detection of marine mineral resources. A high-precision cooperative localization system with Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), and electronic compass (EC) plays a vital role in the DSLV swarm exploration system. However, DVL measurements can be seriously interrupted due to the complex operational underwater environment, leading to unstable localization performance. The accuracy of the cooperative localization system could be further degraded by the persistent rubber track slippage during the vehicle’s movement over the soft seabed. In this study, a data-driven cooperative localization algorithm with a velocity prediction model is proposed to improve the positioning accuracy of DSLV under track slippage. First, a velocity prediction model for DVL measurements is constructed using multi-output least squares support vector regression (MLSSVR), and a genetic algorithm (GA) is further employed to optimize the model’s hyperparameters in order to enhance the robustness of the framework. Furthermore, the outputs of MLSSVR are fed into a DSLV position estimation framework based on the Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) to improve localization accuracy in the presence of DVL failures. To validate the proposed method, the RecurDyn multibody dynamics simulation platform is applied for data synthesis, accounting for both the impact of the soft seabed and real-world motion simulation. The experimental results indicate that during DVL failure, the proposed algorithm can effectively compensate for the cooperative localization errors caused by track slippage, thereby significantly improving the accuracy and reliability of the DSLV cooperative localization system.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/755track slippagecooperative localizationDSLVgenetic algorithmmulti-output least squares support vector regression
spellingShingle Zhenzhuo Wei
Wei Guo
Yanjun Lan
Ben Liu
Yu Sun
Sen Gao
Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
Remote Sensing
track slippage
cooperative localization
DSLV
genetic algorithm
multi-output least squares support vector regression
title Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
title_full Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
title_fullStr Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
title_full_unstemmed Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
title_short Data-Driven Cooperative Localization Algorithm for Deep-Sea Landing Vehicles Under Track Slippage
title_sort data driven cooperative localization algorithm for deep sea landing vehicles under track slippage
topic track slippage
cooperative localization
DSLV
genetic algorithm
multi-output least squares support vector regression
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/755
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