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Adaptive Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

by Conor Mcgann, Frederic Py, Kanna Rajan, John Ryan, Richard Henthorn - in AAAI , 2008
"... We describe a novel integration of Planning with Probabilistic State Estimation and Execution resulting in a unified representational and computational framework based on declarative models and constraint-based temporal plans. The work is motivated by the need to explore the oceans more cost-effecti ..."
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-effectively through the use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), requiring them to be goal-directed, perceptive, adaptive and robust in the context of dynamic and uncertain conditions. The novelty of our approach is in integrating deliberation and reaction over different temporal and functional scopes within a

Multiple Communicating Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

by Edgar An, Ted Carlson, Andres Folleco, Tzyh Jong Tarn
"... This paper addresses the problems associated with missions using multiple co-operating autonomous underwater vehicles. In such missions, inter-vehicle communication is an important requirement upon which co-ordination strategy and intelligence decision making functions can be built. This paper prese ..."
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This paper addresses the problems associated with missions using multiple co-operating autonomous underwater vehicles. In such missions, inter-vehicle communication is an important requirement upon which co-ordination strategy and intelligence decision making functions can be built. This paper

TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES

by Gwyn Griffiths
"... This paper considers the technology needs for autonomous underwater vehicles as the middle layer of a three-layer process. The first layer is the high level User Requirement, which may be stated in the form of business objectives such as ‘competitive running cost ’ or ‘less than 1 hour per week down ..."
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This paper considers the technology needs for autonomous underwater vehicles as the middle layer of a three-layer process. The first layer is the high level User Requirement, which may be stated in the form of business objectives such as ‘competitive running cost ’ or ‘less than 1 hour per week

1 Insurance for autonomous underwater vehicles

by G Griffiths, J Ferguson
"... The background and practice of insurance for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are examined. Key topics include: relationships between clients, brokers and underwriters; contract wording to provide appropriate coverage; and actions to take when an incident occurs. Factors that affect cost of ins ..."
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The background and practice of insurance for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are examined. Key topics include: relationships between clients, brokers and underwriters; contract wording to provide appropriate coverage; and actions to take when an incident occurs. Factors that affect cost

Cooperative localization for autonomous underwater vehicles

by Alexander Bahr, John J. Leonard, Alexander Bahr, John J. Leonard - IN PROC. 10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EXPERIMENTAL ROBOTICS (ISER), RIO DE , 2006
"... The absence of GPS underwater makes navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) a difficult challenge. Without an external reference in the form of acoustic beacons at known positions, the vehicle has to rely on proprioceptive information obtained through a compass, a Doppler Velocity Logge ..."
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The absence of GPS underwater makes navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) a difficult challenge. Without an external reference in the form of acoustic beacons at known positions, the vehicle has to rely on proprioceptive information obtained through a compass, a Doppler Velocity

Navigation Technologies for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

by Luke Stutters, Honghai Liu, Carl Tiltman, David J Brown - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS- PART C: APPLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
"... With recent advances in battery capacity and the development of hydrogen fuel cells, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are being used to undertake longer missions that were previously performed by manned or tethered vehicles. As a result, more advanced navigation systems are needed to maintain a ..."
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With recent advances in battery capacity and the development of hydrogen fuel cells, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are being used to undertake longer missions that were previously performed by manned or tethered vehicles. As a result, more advanced navigation systems are needed to maintain

ELECTRONICS AND SENSOR DESIGN OF AN AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE

by Michael Drtil, Prof Dipl. -inf, Heinz Unkelbach, A/prof Dr. Thomas Bräunl , 2006
"... Electronics and sensor design for an autonomous underwater vehicle- ii-Declaration Electronics and sensor design for an autonomous underwater vehicle I hereby declare that this project was done by myself and that I have not used any resources beyond the given. ____________________________ _ Perth, 2 ..."
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Electronics and sensor design for an autonomous underwater vehicle- ii-Declaration Electronics and sensor design for an autonomous underwater vehicle I hereby declare that this project was done by myself and that I have not used any resources beyond the given. ____________________________ _ Perth

Petitt ’The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Initiative

by Thomas Bräunl Adrian Boeing - Project Mako’ 2004 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation, and Mechatronics (IEEE-RAM , 2004
"... Abstract—We present the design of an autonomous underwater vehicle and a simulation system for AUVs as part of the initiative for establishing a new international competition for autonomous underwater vehicles, both physical and simulated. This paper describes the competition outline with sample tas ..."
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Abstract—We present the design of an autonomous underwater vehicle and a simulation system for AUVs as part of the initiative for establishing a new international competition for autonomous underwater vehicles, both physical and simulated. This paper describes the competition outline with sample

Intelligent Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

by Zeyn A Saigol , 2007
"... The aim of my PhD is to develop novel algorithms to allow an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to locate hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. Hydrothermal vents are tectonically-driven outgassings of mineral-rich superheated water, and they produce a chemical-advecting plume that can be detected ..."
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The aim of my PhD is to develop novel algorithms to allow an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to locate hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. Hydrothermal vents are tectonically-driven outgassings of mineral-rich superheated water, and they produce a chemical-advecting plume that can

of the ORCA XI Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

by Rachel E. Sharples, Franz S. Hover, John H. Lienhard V, Rachel E. Sharples , 2010
"... Reverse engineering is the process of determining how a system works to aid duplication, maintenance, or redesign. Applications of reverse engineering include mechanical, electrical, software, and process systems. Although it has been known for centuries in the vernacular as tinkering with things to ..."
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to see how they work, reverse engineering has only recently been recognized as a systematic process valid for study. Reverse engineering can be applied to both simple and complex systems. The MIT ORCA team applied reverse engineering to build ORCA XI, the first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV
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