Object perception in underwater environments: a survey on sensors and sensing methodologies

DQ Huy, N Sadjoli, AB Azam, B Elhadidi, Y Cai… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
Underwater robots play a critical role in the marine industry. Object perception is the
foundation for the automatic operations of submerged vehicles in dynamic aquatic …

A review of underwater docking and charging technology for autonomous vehicles

J Liu, F Yu, B He, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the development of underwater docking technology and compares the
advantages and disadvantages of various docking methods. Docking station types, acoustic …

[HTML][HTML] Underwater target detection based on improved YOLOv7

K Liu, Q Sun, D Sun, L Peng, M Yang… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Underwater target detection is a crucial aspect of ocean exploration. However, conventional
underwater target detection methods face several challenges such as inaccurate feature …

Unav-sim: A visually realistic underwater robotics simulator and synthetic data-generation framework

A Amer, O Álvarez-Tuñón, Hİ Uğurlu… - 2023 21st …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Underwater robotic surveys can be costly due to the complex working environment and the
need for various sensor modalities. While underwater simulators are essential, many …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of robotic efficacy in coral reef monitoring techniques

JA Cardenas, Z Samadikhoshkho, AU Rehman… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral reefs are home to a variety of species, and their preservation is a popular study area;
however, monitoring them is a significant challenge, for which the use of robots offers a …

[HTML][HTML] A LSSVR Interactive Network for AUV Motion Control

C Jiang, L Wan, H Zhang, J Tang, J Wang, S Li… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In view of the requirements on control precision of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)
in different operations, the improvement of AUV motion control accuracy is the focus of this …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic structure of visual robotic inundated systems with fuzzy clustering membership correlation

H Manoharan, S Selvarajan, R Aluvalu… - PeerJ Computer …, 2023 - peerj.com
The process of using robotic technology to examine underwater systems is still a difficult
undertaking because the majority of automated activities lack network connectivity …

[HTML][HTML] Topological Navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Confined Semi-Structured Environments

C Rossi, A Caro Zapata, Z Milosevic, R Suarez… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, we present the design, implementation, and simulation of a topology-based
navigation system for the UX-series robots, a spherical underwater vehicle designed to …

The hydrobatic dual-arm intervention AUV cuttlefish

L Christensen, J Hilljegerdes, M Zipper… - OCEANS 2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the basic concept, mechatronic design as well as the control and
navigation approaches of the hydrobatic dual-arm intervention AUV Cuttlefish. Designed for …

[HTML][HTML] Swarm game and task allocation for autonomous underwater robots

M Xiong, G Xie - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although underwater robot swarms have demonstrated increasing application prospects,
organizing and optimizing the swarm's scheduling for uncertain tasks are challenging. Thus …