The inspection of aquatic environments is a challenging activity, which is made more difficult
if the environment is complex or confined, such as those that are found in nuclear storage …

Underwater visual localization is an essential technique for the autonomous operation of
underwater robots. However, the unique underwater image characteristics, including …

Underwater localization is necessary for autonomous operation of underwater robots.
Limited field of view for onboard vision systems can result in poor reliability of visual …

A variety of underwater monitoring tasks, such as localization of pollution sources,
measuring of water quality and inspection of sheet pilings can be facilitated by the use of …

Fiducial markers are commonly used to localize robots. Most existing systems use standard
cameras to detect simple patterns on flat tags. Since depth is not directly sensed, the pose …

High-precision localization is pivotal in underwater reinspection missions. Traditional
localization methods like inertial navigation systems, Doppler velocity loggers, and acoustic …

Navigation and control are a largely unsolved problems for micro autonomous underwater
vehicles (μAUVs). The main challenges are due to the lack of accurate underwater …

Re-localization is crucial to underwater vehicles especially for short-range missions, such as
inspection and maintenance. While re-localization has been tackled successfully in the land …

Human perception of discomfort during transient longitudinal motion of a vehicle is little
understood. Optimizing vehicle motion to maximize occupant comfort is of great interest to …

Exploration and monitoring of hazardous environmental fields are among the most
promising tasks to be performed by micro autonomous underwater vehicles (µAUVs) …