Work

UV System Architecture: Challenges and Evolution

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, it has become increasingly common to use UVs (unmanned vehicles) in both military and civilian operations. However, the lack of technical information about details such as building, customization, or the architecture used is a problem. In this article, we present the challenges and evolution of UV system architecture. The goal is to offer a general architecture that involves all the components of the system (vehicle, base station, etc.). This work, unlike publications focused on applications, presents the complete architecture of the system: the UV, base station, communications, and, eventually, some computing facilities for application processing. This paper presents the challenges and evaluates an incremental architecture proposal based on a proof of concept that supports evolution. At the end, two options for a UV system architecture are presented.

Source: Applied Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/app15084080

Authors: Oscar C. Valderrama-Riveros, Fernando G. Tinetti

Institutions: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Language: English

Topic: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems

Subfield: Ocean Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896