# Long-Range Route-planning for Autonomous Vehicles in the Polar Oceans

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.00293 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2111.00293/

## Key facts

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- First posted on arXiv 30 Oct 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Feedback Motion Planning for Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicles](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1911.09581/) (2019)

## Abstract (arXiv)

There is an increasing demand for piloted autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to operate in polar ice conditions. At present, AUVs are deployed from ships and directly human-piloted in these regions, entailing a high carbon cost and limiting the scope of operations. A key requirement for long-term autonomous missions is a long-range route planning capability that is aware of the changing ice conditions. In this paper we address the problem of automating long-range route-planning for AUVs operating in the Southern Ocean. We present the route-planning method and results showing that efficient, ice-avoiding, long-distance traverses can be planned.