Electromagnetic navigation for smaller unmanned underwater vehicles - part 2
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| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - KTH Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 877 936 |
| Project duration | November 2025 - November 2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Civil-military synergies |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to develop and evaluate the use of existing civilian electromagnetic sensor and ML/AI technology to create a quiet, robust and energy-efficient navigation solution for small underwater vehicles. The goal is to enable long-term covert navigation without the use of obtrusive sensors such as active sonar or the need to visit the surface to obtain a GPS position. In the maritime defense domain, this means that new strategic capabilities can be developed.
Expected effects and result
Expected overall results is the transfer of current civilian technology for magnetic field-based indoor navigation to a military technology for navigation of smaller unmanned underwater vehicles. The effect of this is an increase in Swedish military strategic capabilities. More precisely, the project is expected to result in a prototype sensor and an associated machine learning algorithm for data processing, as well as an evaluation of the technology´s potential under realistic conditions.
Planned approach and implementation
The project will be implemented in terms of the following 4 work packages. AP1 Metoder for suppression of electromagnetic interference from carrier platform AP2 Beräkning and evaluation of theoretical performance limits for navigation performance AP3 Mätplattformsutveckling and sea trials AP4 Koordinering, documentation and reporting The work packages will be implemented in parallel