@proceedings {170,
	title = {Coordination of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Acoustic Image Acquisition},
	year = {2008},
	month = {September},
	address = {San Francisco, CA, USA},
	abstract = {Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UW-ASNs) consist of stationary
sensors or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) like
propeller-driven vehicles and gliders that are equipped with sensors
for performing collaborative monitoring tasks. In this paper,
a task optimization framework for image acquisition using a fleet
of underwater gliders and AUVs is proposed. The objective of the
framework is to form the best possible team and to find the optimal
trajectory to reach the selected target object. In this paper, the use
of a team of underwater gliders and AUVs for acquiring still images
of underwater objects is envisaged. Research specific to this
area has been limited. Hence, a framework based on energy minimization
for a team of gliders to complete the mission in given
time bound is proposed. Further, performance of propeller-driven
AUVs and gliders is compared to prove the energy efficiency of the
gliders over AUVs for missions with large time bound.},
	author = {I. S. Kulkarni and D Pompili}
}
