Monitoring and Communication System Design for A Deep-Sea Unmanned Submersible

Underwater vehicle is an important equipment for ocean monitoring and exploitation, and has been attracting more and more attentions from academic researchers and practitioners. Deep-sea unmanned submersible is a special type of underwater vehicle. This paper designs the monitoring and communication system for a deep-sea unmanned submersible using LABVIEW. The monitoring system includes initialization interface module, state display module and remote intervene module. The communication system consists of WIFI communication module, iridium communication module, underwater acoustic communication, and communication protocol between the monitoring computer on the surface ship and the submersible. The designed monitoring and communication system will be very helpful for operating the submersible in a safe and efficient way.