The Effect of Interference Parameters on the Exploitation Capabilities of an Underwater Vehicle

This article presents the results of operations performed by an underwater vehicle in the course of approaching a target across water in which there exist pre-defined obstacles and sea currents. The mathematical model of a self-propelled payload for neutralizing mines type ‘Głuptak’ is used to model the operations performed by the vehicle. Because the underwater vehicle is powered by batteries it is necessary to assess whether there will be enough energy required to continue the approach to the target in the case of changes in the environment. The results presented refer to the effect of interference, caused by the marine environment, on the possibility to use the vehicle for this task. The energy consumption for the mentioned task is optimized with a genetic algorithm.