Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) share common control problems with other air,
land, and water unmanned vehicles. In addition to requiring high-dimensional and …

Architectures form the backbone of complete robotic systems. The right choice of
architecture can go a long way in facilitating the specification, implementation and validation …

The deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) layer is an ecologically important feature of the open
ocean. The DCM cannot be observed using aerial or satellite remote sensing; thus, in situ …

The ORCCAD programming environment for robotic systems allows users to address
automatic control laws in continuous time at the lower levels, and aspects of discrete-time …

Phytoplankton communities residing in the open ocean, the largest habitat on Earth, play a
key role in global primary production. Through their influence on nutrient supply to the …

This paper presents a technique for adaptively tracking bathymetric contours using an
autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a single altimeter sonar. An adaptive …

An original system, Open Robot Controller Computer-Aided Design (ORCCAD), for the
computer-aided design of robot controllers is described. Accessed by three different user …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) in the Great Lakes pose risks to
residential drinking water use, fisheries, and recreation. Active mitigation of these risks …

Coastal upwelling is a wind‐driven ocean process that brings cooler, saltier, and nutrient‐
rich deep water upward to the surface. The boundary between the upwelling water and the …

The thermocline plays a key role in underwater acoustics and marine ecology. In
oceanographic surveys, it is often desirable to detect the thermocline and track its spatio …