Research on AUV Multi-Node Networking Communication Based on Underwater Electric Field CSMA/CA Channel
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Xinglong Feng1, Yuzhong Zhang1, Ang Gao1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Abstract:
To address the issues of high attenuation, weak reception signal, and channel blockage in the current electric field communication of underwater robots, research on autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) multi-node networking communication based on underwater electric field Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) channel was conducted. This article, first through simulation, finds that the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol has a smaller routing packet delay time and higher reliability compared to the Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol on underwater electric field CSMA/CA channels. Then, a 2FSK underwater electric field communication system was established, and dynamic communication experiments were carried out between two AUV nodes. The experimental results showed that within a range of 0 to 3.5 m, this system can achieve underwater dynamic electric field communication with a bit error rate of 0 to 0.628%. Finally, to avoid channel blockage during underwater AUV multi-node communication, this article proposes a dynamic backoff method for AUV multi-node communication based on CSMA/CA. This system can achieve dynamic multi-node communication of underwater electric fields with an error rate ranging from 0 to 0.96%. The research results have engineering application prospects for underwater cluster operations.
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