1. Distributed hardware-in-the-loop simulation for unmanned underwater vehicle development : issues and applications / Jonathan Evans and David Lane -- 2. Power sources for unmanned underwater vehicles / Suleiman M. Abue Sharkh, Gwyn Griffiths and Andrew T. Webb -- 3. Autonomous buoyancy-driven underwater gliders / Russ E. Davis, Charles C. Eriksen and Clayton P. Jones -- 4. Solar powered autonomous underwater vehicles / D. Richard Blidberg and Mikhail D. Ageev -- 5. Advanced materials and their influence on the structural design of AUVs / Peter Stevenson and Derek Graham -- 6. Docking systems / Robin Galletti De Cadilhac and Attilio Brighenti -- 7. Propulsion systems for AUVs / Suleiman M. Abu Sharkh -- 8. AUV tasks in the offshore industry / Edwin F.S. Danson -- 9. Multidisciplinary ocean science applications of an AUV : the Autosub Science Missions Program / Autosub Science and Engineering Teams -- 10. Defence applications for unmanned underwater vehicles / Simon Corfield and Christopher Hillenbrand -- 11. Detailed seabed surveys with AUVs / Bj�rn Jalving, Karstein Vestgard and Nils Storkersen -- 12. AUVs for surveys in complex environments -- 13. Cargo carrying AUVs / James S. Ferguson -- 14. Semi-submersible AUVs / James S. Ferguson -- 15. AUV sensors for marine research / Lawrence C. Langebrake -- 16. Logistics, risks and procedures concering autonomous underwater vehicles / Gwyn Griffiths, Nicholas W. Millard and Roland Rogers -- 17. The legal regime governing the operation of AUVs / E.D. Brown.