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JFR
2007
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13 years 5 months ago
Real-Time SLAM with Octree Evidence Grids for Exploration in Underwater Tunnels
We describe a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) method for a hovering underwater vehicle that will explore underwater caves and tunnels, a true three dimensional (3D) e...
Nathaniel Fairfield, George Kantor, David Wettergr...
IJRR
2010
173views more  IJRR 2010»
13 years 3 months ago
Planning and Implementing Trajectories for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Track Evolving Ocean Processes Based on Predictions
Path planning and trajectory design for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is of great importance to the oceanographic research community because automated data collection is b...
Ryan N. Smith, Yi Chao, Peggy Li, David A. Caron, ...
IROS
2008
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
Visual SLAM for 3D large-scale seabed acquisition employing underwater vehicles
— This paper presents a novel technique to align partial 3D reconstructions of the seabed acquired by a stereo camera mounted on an autonomous underwater vehicle. Vehicle localiz...
Joaquim Salvi, Yvan R. Petillot, Elisabet Batlle
MOBICOM
2006
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Routing algorithms for delay-insensitive and delay-sensitive applications in underwater sensor networks
Underwater sensor networks consist of sensors and vehicles deployed to perform collaborative monitoring tasks over a given region. Underwater sensor networks will find applicatio...
Dario Pompili, Tommaso Melodia, Ian F. Akyildiz
ICRA
2010
IEEE
128views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 3 months ago
On optimal AUV track-spacing for underwater mine detection
— This work addresses the task of designing the optimal survey route that an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) should take in mine countermeasures (MCM) operations. It is assum...
David P. Williams