This paper describes the state-of-the art in the area of underwater robot manipulator
systems. A brief introduction is given on the use of manipulators in various offshore …

This article reviews remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) and its different types
focusing on the control systems. This study offers a brief introduction of unmanned …

Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) revolutionized the subsea industry when they were
introduced in the 1960s. They were more powerful and inherently safer, and they could go …

Autonomous underwater vehicles are frequently used for survey missions and monitoring
tasks, however, manipulation and intervention tasks are still largely performed with a human …

Autonomous underwater manipulation has been a topic of interest since the early 1990s. In
the past few years, several milestone projects such as SAUVIM and TRIDENT have …

水下机器人-机械手系统(Underwater vehicle-manipulator systems, UVMS)
可以完成除观测之外的水下采样, 抓取, 操作等任务, 在海洋科学考察, 海洋工程等领域得到广泛 …

This paper investigates and reviews the modeling and designs of ROVs, as well as their
control systems, and attempts to draw on their limitations in terms of structure, durability, and …

This paper addresses the achievement of floating autonomous manipulation of the
underwater biomimetic vehicle-manipulator system (UBVMS). A practical vehicle …

This paper presents a unifying task priority control architecture for underwater vehicle
manipulator systems. The proposed control framework can be applied to different operative …

Remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based inspection, maintenance, and repairs (IMR)
services are costly because operations are traditionally executed by a hired subsea …