MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641107269 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai on September 07, 2026, for A System For Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
Inventors include Jean Jenifer Nesam J; Saurav Gupta; Harsh Yadav; Avishkar Jaiswal; Thakur Akshayakumar Raj; and Amol Bhatia.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: a system 100 to manage an underwater vehicle 200 includes a plurality of sensors 102 configured to capture underwater images 104 and navigational data; a thruster assembly 118 to provide six-degree-of-freedom; and a master controller 108 in communication with a slave controller 110, including a plurality of modules 112, at least one database, one or more processors to receive data captured by the sensors 102 to navigate, detect one or more targets, mapping, and localisation; extract features of the surrounding environment using SLAM mapping; perform adaptive sensor fusion to generate an optimised vehicle position and environment conditions; calculate an optimal navigation path towards the target using dynamic path planning and recalculates the navigation plan in case of disturbance to achieve mission objectives; calculate thruster 118 outputs to achieve desired motion; identify objects using computer and machine learning techniques; actuate grippers 206 to manage payload 250 in the target location; and verify accomplishment of the task.
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