Underwater vehicles equipped with manipulators are beneficial tools for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair operations. Higher levels of autonomous vehicles…
Real-time Model-based Image Color Correction for Underwater Robots
Roznere, M.; Quattrini Li, A.
High quality underwater images are important when reconstructing realistic underwater structures, evaluating the health of coral reefs, or navigating underwater….
Development and Implementation of a Marine Robotics Algorithm Validation Testbed
Anderson, J.; Belcher, B.
Clean water for both drinking and irrigation is a necessary resource, but has little protection. There are regular incidents where…
Virtual Maps for Autonomous Exploration of Cluttered Underwater Environments
Wang, J.; Chen, F.
Having an autonomous vehicle actively map an unknown environment is a difficult task and improving this capability would be extremely…
6-DoF Modelling and Control of a Remotely Operated Vehicle
Wu, Chu-Jou
In order for ROVs to operate effectively in a range of applications, they need accurate navigation and control systems for…
ROV Assisted Magnetic Induction Communication Field Tests in Underwater Environments
Wei, D.; Soto, S. S
Due to the lack of Magnetic Induction (MI) field tests in underwater environments, the authors use a Remotely Operated Vehicle…
Experimental Quantification of Bedrock Abrasion Under Oscillatory Flow
Bramante, J. F.; Perron, J. T.
Abrasion is a powerful erosion force that shapes our landscapes. While stream-driven abrasion has been extensively studied in the lab,…
Model-Free High-Order Sliding Mode Controller for Station-Keeping of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Manipulation Task: Simulations and Experimental Validation
González-García, J.; Gómez-Espinosa, A.
AUVs are often used for data-gathering applications, but there is an increasing interest for their use in inspection, maintenance, and…
Fault-Adaptive Autonomy in Systems with Learning-Enabled Components
Stojcsics, D.; Boursinos, D.
Faults and degradations, such as sensor failures, software malfunctions, actuators degradations, etc., can happen anytime and anywhere in a system….
Marine Robotics for Recurrent Morphological Investigations of Micro-Tidal Marine-Coastal Environments
Ridolfi, A.; Secciani, N.
Standard monitoring activities are functional for longer time and spatial scales but can be expensive, complex, and inaccurate in certain…
