It will introduce students to underwater acoustic, EM and optical communication environment, as well as the various options for undersea navigation, both crucial to the operation of collaborative undersea networks for environmental sensing. Sensors for acoustic, biological, and chemical sensing by underwater vehicles and their integration with the autonomy system for environmentally adaptive undersea mapping and observation will be covered. Understand the relationship between autonomy, sensing, navigation, and control on an un- manned marine vehicle. Augment the baseline vehicle autonomy software with student developed modules, tested, and verified in simulation. Understand common vehicle sensors, and sensor processing algorithms, and how mission autonomy affects the quality of sensor gathering algorithms. Use several modes of inter-vehicle communications and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each mode in terms of latency, bandwidth, reliability, and cost, as it relates to effectively configuring a vehicle mission needing connectivity between platforms and humans. Understand the basic tools needed to effectively develop software for robotic platforms in a group environment and resolve conflicts and adhere to group goals in the software cycle.