Abstract Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have been focused on by research
efforts because of their extensive applications in scientific, commercial as well as military …

Abstract Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are used by the scientific community for
various applications, from collecting well‐distributed high‐quality data to mapping the …

In the underwater domain, guaranteeing accurate navigation for an autonomous underwater
vehicle (AUV) is a complex but fundamental task to be achieved. As a matter of fact, only by …

Reliable navigation systems are fundamental for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
to perform complex tasks and missions. It is well known that the Global Positioning System …

This work aims to develop and evaluate a navigation strategy based on optical payloads for
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The use of cameras for navigation purposes can …

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) do need to be equipped with highly-accurate and
robust navigation systems in order to perform challenging operations and complex missions …

In recent years, seabed inspection has become one of the most sought-after tasks for
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in various applications. Forward-Looking Sonars …

Mobile robots are essential tools for gathering knowledge of the environment and monitoring
areas of interest as well as industrial assets. Informative Path Planning methodologies have …

This paper's goal is to present an online underwater mosaicing technique that suites the
peculiarities of Forward-Looking Sonar images. In addition, exploiting acoustic information …

In the widespread field of underwater robotics applications, the demand for increasingly
intelligent vehicles is leading to the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehi-cles …