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Synchronization tools of acoustic communication devices in control of underwater sensors, distributed antennas, and autonomous underwater vehicles

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The paper considers the built-in tools of underwater acoustic (UWA) modems used to measure the clock offset between interacting modems during data communication as applied to synchronization and synchronized control of distributed sensors, long-base positioning and autonomous underwater vehicle control.

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Published in Russian in Giroskopiya i Navigatsiya, 2014, No. 2, pp. 70–85.

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Kebkal, K.G., Kebkal, O.G., Kebkal, V.K. et al. Synchronization tools of acoustic communication devices in control of underwater sensors, distributed antennas, and autonomous underwater vehicles. Gyroscopy Navig. 5, 257–265 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108714040063

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