page_title: Autonomous underwater vehicle
hierarchical_section_title: Autonomous underwater vehicle
caption_attribution_description: English: Pluto Plus Unmanned Underwater Vehicle @ Norwegian minehunter KNM Hinnøy
context_page_description: An autonomous underwater vehicle is a robot that travels underwater without requiring input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles – controlled and powered from the surface by an operator/pilot via an umbilical or using remote control. In military applications an AUV is more often referred to as an unmanned undersea vehicle. Underwater gliders are a subclass of AUVs.
context_section_description: An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a robot that travels underwater without requiring input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) – controlled and powered from the surface by an operator/pilot via an umbilical or using remote control. In military applications an AUV is more often referred to as an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV).  Underwater gliders are a subclass of AUVs.
caption: Pluto Plus AUV for underwater mine identification and destruction. From Norwegian minehunter KNM Hinnøy
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