The invention relates to an
underwater acoustic network assisted UUV formation positioning and navigation method, which comprises the following steps: (1)
underwater acoustic network assisted UUV formation navigation and positioning overall design: in a navigation and positioning period, a navigator UUV emits a positioning ping
signal, each follower UUV receives the ping
signal and emits a positioning
echo signal in a delayed manner, and each follower UUV receives the
echo signal; the navigator UUV receives echo signals responded by all the follower UUVs through the ultra-short baseline array to carry out response
distance measurement and ultra-short baseline direction finding, the GPS position of the navigator UUV output by inertial navigation equipment is integrated, geometric calculation is carried out to obtain the GPS position of each follower UUV, the navigator UUV broadcasts the GPS of the follower UUV through the
underwater acoustic communication network node, and UUV formation navigation positioning is achieved. According to the invention, navigation and positioning of a plurality of follower UUVs can be realized,
data transmission service among the UUVs can be provided, and the method has the advantages of low cost-effectiveness ratio, flexible use, high navigation efficiency, realization of positioning and navigation of a plurality of UUVs in a migratable area, and good practical value.