Intelligent underwater wireless communications

Abstract

Underwater wireless communications play a vital role in marine applications such as oceans' monitoring, exploration, and scientific data collection. Underwater wireless network (UWN) is an important area for the research due to the unique and harsh underwater environment and application which are quite challenging and problematics issues still remain to be addressed. Hence, intelligent solutions are needed for various levels of network architecture. Recently, many academic and industrial researchers have paid attention to the development of state-of-the-art intelligent solutions for future underwater wireless communications and networks. This chapter enlightens and guides the potential research communities about the recent progress in the area of intelligent UWC. This chapter also reviews underwater wireless networks based on acoustics, even electromagnetic, and optical signals. UWN systems also are reviewed for data gathering and recharge docking systems. Intelligent methodologies and modelings are the key drivers for future intelligent underwater communication.