Unmanned surface vehicles: An overview of developments and challenges
With growing worldwide interest in commercial, scientific, and military issues associated with
both oceans and shallow waters, there has been a corresponding growth in demand for the …
both oceans and shallow waters, there has been a corresponding growth in demand for the …
Station-keeping control of an unmanned surface vehicle exposed to current and wind disturbances
Field trials of a 4 m long, 180 kg, unmanned surface vehicle (USV) have been conducted to
evaluate the performance of station-keeping heading and position controllers in an outdoor …
evaluate the performance of station-keeping heading and position controllers in an outdoor …
Control of an unmanned surface vehicle with uncertain displacement and drag
WB Klinger, IR Bertaska… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Experimental testing of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been performed to evaluate
the performance of two low-level controllers when displacement and drag properties are …
the performance of two low-level controllers when displacement and drag properties are …
Target following with motion prediction for unmanned surface vehicle operating in cluttered environments
The capability of following a moving target in an environment with obstacles is required as a
basic and necessary function for realizing an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) …
basic and necessary function for realizing an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) …
An efficient motion planning based on grid map: Predicted Trajectory Approach with global path guiding
S Han, L Wang, Y Wang, H He - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Predicted Trajectory Approach (PTA) for global motion planning of an
underactuated unmanned surface vehicle (USV). Different from the conventional path …
underactuated unmanned surface vehicle (USV). Different from the conventional path …
Experimental evaluation of automatically-generated behaviors for USV operations
The performance of four automatically-generated path planning behaviors is evaluated
through field-testing. Experiments were conducted using a model-referenced trajectory …
through field-testing. Experiments were conducted using a model-referenced trajectory …
Multi-contact protocol-constrained collision avoidance for autonomous marine vehicles
K Woerner - 2016 - dspace.mit.edu
The field of autonomous collision avoidance has continued to advance in many areas
including sensory and perception, navigation, payload integration, and collision avoidance …
including sensory and perception, navigation, payload integration, and collision avoidance …
Dynamics-aware target following for an autonomous surface vehicle operating under COLREGs in civilian traffic
We present a model-predictive trajectory planning algorithm for following a target boat by an
autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in an environment with static obstacle …
autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in an environment with static obstacle …
Model-predictive asset guarding by team of autonomous surface vehicles in environment with civilian boats
In this paper, we present a contract-based, decentralized planning approach for a team of
autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USV) to patrol and guard an asset in an …
autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USV) to patrol and guard an asset in an …
Experimental evaluation of supervisory switching control for unmanned surface vehicles
IR Bertaska, KD von Ellenrieder - IEEE Journal of Oceanic …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a method of incorporating multiobjective controller selection into a closed-loop
control system is presented and validated using a full-sized unmanned surface vehicle …
control system is presented and validated using a full-sized unmanned surface vehicle …