Means of information support for the functioning of a group of autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicles with a multi-agent control system

The field of application of Autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicles (AUV) is very extensive today and is constantly increasing. More and more often options of group application of devices are being considered for enhance of effectiveness and speed of mission completion. One of the priority areas for managing a group of devices is a multi-agent control system (MAS), which undoubtedly has significant advantages over a centralized one and today represents one of the most promising areas in the field of underwater robot engineering. The creation of such systems requires the solution of many technical problems, among which there are two main tasks: ensuring the effective coordination of devices in their group application and creating a software platform that provides interaction of a large number of heterogeneous devices and programs. This article is devoted to the creation of technical means to ensure the functioning of AUV in a multi-agent environment.