说明：  A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called H160 is described in this article. The first prototype of this AUV has been realized through collaboration between two partners, which are the Laboratory of Data processing, Robotics and Micro electronic of Montpellier (LIRMM) and the ECA‑ HYTEC (specialist in the de‑ sign and manufacture of remote controlled systems in “hostile” environments). Thispaper shows a general presentation of the vehicle, its hardware and software architecture including the process modeling and the control law used. Simulation results presented are based onthe AUV mathematical model.