A Trajectory-aware Communication Solution for Underwater Gliders using WHOI Micro-Modems | The NSF Cloud and Autonomic Computing Center at Rutgers

Title	A Trajectory-aware Communication Solution for Underwater Gliders using WHOI Micro-Modems
Publication Type	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	2010
Authors	Chen, B, Hickey, PC, Pompili, D
Conference Name	Proc. of IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON)
Date Published	June
Conference Location	Boston, MA, USA
Abstract	The predictable trajectory of underwater gliders can be used in geographic routing protocols. Factors such as drifting and localization errors cause uncertainty when estimating a glider’s trajectory. Existing geographic routing protocols in underwater networks generally assume the positions of the nodes are accurately determined by neglecting position uncertainty. In this paper, a paradigm-changing geographic routing protocol that relies on a statistical approach to model position uncertainty is proposed. Our routing protocol is combined with practical cross-layer optimization to minimize energy consumption. Our solution’s performance is tested and compared with existing solutions using a real-time testbed emulation that uses underwater acoustic modems.

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