| AUV | Autonomous underwater vehicle |
| CC | Control cabin |
| DR | Dead reckoning |
| DVL | Doppler velocity log |
| EKF | Extended Kalman filter |
| FOG | Fiber optic gyroscope |
| GNSS | Global navigation satellite system |
| IMU | Inertial measurement unit |
| iUSBL | Inverted ultrashort baseline |
| KF | Kalman filter |
| LARV | Launch and recovery vessel |
| LBL | Long baseline |
| MV | Mining vehicle |
| PF | Particle filter |
| RTK | Real-time kinematic |
| SBL | Short baseline |
| SVP | Sound velocity probe |
| TOF | Time of flight |
| UKF | Unscented Kalman filter |
| USBL | Ultrashort baseline |
| UUV | Unmanned underwater vehicle |