| ADC | Analogue to Digital Converter |
| AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicles |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| DAVS | Dual Accelerometer Vector Sensor |
| DI | Directivity index |
| DSOR | Dynamical Systems and Ocean Robotics Lab |
| DOA | Direction Of Arrival |
| GB | Giga Byte |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| IST ID | Instituto Superior Técnico—Investigação e Desenvolvimento |
| PGA | Programmable Gain Amplifier |
| PZT | Lead Zirconate Titanite |
| RTC | Real Time Communication |
| SNR | Signal to Noise Ratio |
| SPL | Sound Pressure Level |