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 …
Fish-inspired robots: design, sensing, actuation, and autonomy—a review of research
Underwater robot designs inspired by the behavior, physiology, and anatomy of fishes can
provide enhanced maneuverability, stealth, and energy efficiency. Over the last two …
provide enhanced maneuverability, stealth, and energy efficiency. Over the last two …
Autonomous pilot of unmanned surface vehicles: Bridging path planning and tracking
Autonomous pilot is crucial in integrally promoting the autonomy of an unmanned surface
vehicle (USV). However, the integration mechanism of decision and control is still unclear …
vehicle (USV). However, the integration mechanism of decision and control is still unclear …
Guidance and control based on adaptive sliding mode strategy for a USV subject to uncertainties
A Gonzalez-Garcia, H Castañeda - IEEE Journal of Oceanic …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article addresses a guidance and control strategy for an unmanned surface vehicle
subject to uncertainties. The controller uses a dynamic three-degree-of-freedom model with …
subject to uncertainties. The controller uses a dynamic three-degree-of-freedom model with …
Finite-time control for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle based on adaptive sliding mode strategy
The proper control of the maximum convergence time toward a desired motion or trajectory
is highly recommended for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) in the case of autonomous …
is highly recommended for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) in the case of autonomous …
Adaptive path following control of unmanned surface vehicles considering environmental disturbances and system constraints
The current maritime applications have yielded strong demands for the development of
advanced unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) with more reliable path following capabilities …
advanced unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) with more reliable path following capabilities …
Long-distance path planning for unmanned surface vehicles in complex marine environment
Many missions require unmanned surface vehicles to operate in complex environments over
large distances. Marine environments are dynamic in nature and change over time as a …
large distances. Marine environments are dynamic in nature and change over time as a …
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 …
Artificial intelligence algorithms in unmanned surface vessel task assignment and path planning: A survey
Due to the complex environment and variable demands, unmanned surface vessel (USV)
task assignment and path planning have received much attention from academia and …
task assignment and path planning have received much attention from academia and …