Download or read book Marine Robotics and Applications written by Luc Jaulin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on findings at the intersection between two related fields, namely coastal hydrography and marine robotics. On one side, it shows how the exploration of the ocean can be performed by autonomous underwater vehicles; on the other side, it shows how some methods from hydrography can be implemented in the localization and navigation of such vehicles, e.g. for target identification or path finding. Partially based on contributions presented at the conference Quantitative Monitoring of Underwater Environment, MOQESM, held on October 11-12, 2016, Brest, France, this book includes carefully revised and extended chapters presented at the conference, together with original papers not related to the event. All in all, it provides readers with a snapshot of current methods for sonar track registration, multi-vehicles control, collective exploration of underwater environments, optimization of propulsion systems, among others. More than that, the book is aimed as source of inspiration and tool to promote further discussions and collaboration between hydrographers, robotic specialists and other related communities.

Download or read book Reliable Robot Localization written by Simon Rohou and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Localization for underwater robots remains a challenging issue. Typical sensors, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, cannot be used under the surface and other inertial systems suffer from a strong integration drift. On top of that, the seabed is generally uniform and unstructured, making it difficult to apply Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) methods to perform localization. Reliable Robot Localization presents an innovative new method which can be characterized as a raw-data SLAM approach. It differs from extant methods by considering time as a standard variable to be estimated, thus raising new opportunities for state estimation, so far underexploited. However, such temporal resolution is not straightforward and requires a set of theoretical tools in order to achieve the main purpose of localization. This book not only presents original contributions to the field of mobile robotics, it also offers new perspectives on constraint programming and set-membership approaches. It provides a reliable contractor programming framework in order to build solvers for dynamical systems. This set of tools is illustrated throughout this book with realistic robotic applications.

Download or read book Underwater Robotics written by Steven W. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNDERWATER ROBOTICS: Science, Design & Fabrication is written for advanced high school classes or college and university entry-level courses. Each chapter begins with ¿Stories From Real Life,¿ a true scenario that sets the stage for the ocean science, physics, math, electronics, and engineering concepts that follow. One chapter features step-by-step plans for building SeaMATE, a basic shallow-diving ROV. There¿s also a ¿Going Deeper¿ chapter that discusses considerations and modifications for deeper-diving vehicles.

Download or read book Advanced Control Methods in Marine Robotics Applications written by Fabio Bonsignorio and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marine Robotics 4 0 written by Meng Joo Er and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underwater marine robots (UMRs), such as autonomous underwater vehicles, are promising alternatives for mankind to perform exploration tasks in the sea. These vehicles have the capability of exploring the underwater environment with onboard instruments and sensors. They are extensively used in civilian applications, scientific studies, and military missions. In recent years, the flourishing growth of deep learning has fueled tremendous theoretical breakthroughs and practical applications of computer-vision-based underwater object detection techniques. With the integration of deep-learning-based underwater object detection capability on board, the perception of underwater marine robots is expected to be enhanced greatly. Underwater object detection will play a key role in Marine Robotics 4.0, i.e., Industry 4.0 for Marine Robots. In this chapter, one of the key research challenges, i.e., real-time detection of underwater objects, which has prevented many real-world applications of object detection techniques onboard UMRs, is reviewed. In this context, state-of-the-art techniques for real-time detection of underwater objects are critically analyzed. Futuristic trends in real-time detection techniques of underwater objects are also discussed.

Download or read book Marine Robot Autonomy written by Mae L. Seto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autonomy for Marine Robots provides a timely and insightful overview of intelligent autonomy in marine robots. A brief history of this emerging field is provided, along with a discussion of the challenges unique to the underwater environment and their impact on the level of intelligent autonomy required. Topics covered at length examine advanced frameworks, path-planning, fault tolerance, machine learning, and cooperation as relevant to marine robots that need intelligent autonomy.

Download or read book Navigation of Autonomous Marine Robots written by Thomas Glotzbach and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Glotzbach spotlights that navigation within marine robotics can benefit from cooperative teams in a way that justifies the increased effort to operate several vehicles at once. He features discussions of different scenarios, modeling of systems, and estimation algorithms for comparable situations. The chapter on the used methodologies may allow a reader with only basic knowledge in control theory to obtain deeper insight in advanced concepts such as observability and state estimation, even without any background in marine robotics.

Download or read book Intelligent Marine Robotics Modelling Simulation and Applications written by Cheng Siong Chin and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Congress of the Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO) is an International meeting dedicated to the growing diagnostic challenges in the oral pathology and medicine field. The III International and XV National edition will be a chance to discuss clinical conditions which are unusual, rare, or difficult to define. Many consolidated national and international research groups will be involved in the debate and discussion through special guest lecturers, academic dissertations, single clinical case presentations, posters, and degree thesis discussions. The SIPMO Congress took place from the 17th to the 19th of October 2019 in Bari (Italy), and the enclosed copy of Proceedings is a non-exhaustive collection of abstracts from the SIPMO 2019 contributions.

Download or read book Cyber maritime Cycle written by Fumin Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine robots are playing important roles in environmental sensing and ocean observation applications. This tutorial introduces the overall systems architecture and patterns for data streams that enable autonomy for marine robots in environmental sensing applications. The article proposes the concept of cyber-maritime cycle and surveys its use as a recent development in marine robotics. Supported by communication networks, autonomy can be achieved using at least three feedback loops in a cyber-maritime cycle, each running at different time scales or temporal frequencies. When information is circulating around the cycle, it is transformed between two representations: the Lagrangian view and the Eulerian view. Important functional blocks, such as mission planning, path planning, data assimilation, and data-driven modeling are discussed as providing conversions between the two views of data. The tutorial starts with an overview of enabling technologies in sensing, navigation, and communication for marine robotics. The design of experiment method is then reviewed to plan optimal sensing locations for the robots. The tutorial discusses a class of path planning methods that produces desired trajectories of marine robots while combating ocean current. The lack of an accurate Eulerian map for ocean current will lead to tracking error when robots attempt to follow the planned paths to collect Lagrangian data. The performance of robot navigation can be evaluated through the controlled Lagrangian particle tracking method, which computes trends and bounds for the growth of the tracking error. To improve the accuracy of the Eulerian map of ocean current, a data-driven modeling approach is adopted. Data assimilation methods are leveraged to convert Lagrangian data into Eulerian map. In addition, the spatial and temporal resolution of Eulerian data maps can be further improved by the motion tomography method. This tutorial gives a comprehensive view of data streams and major functional blocks underlying autonomy of marine robots.

Download or read book Computer Vision and Internet of Things written by Lavanya Sharma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer Vision and Internet of Things: Technologies and Applications explores the utilization of Internet of Things (IoT) with computer vision and its underlying technologies in different applications areas. Using a series of present and future applications – including business insights, indoor-outdoor securities, smart grids, human detection and tracking, intelligent traffic monitoring, e-health departments, and medical imaging – this book focuses on providing a detailed description of the utilization of IoT with computer vision and its underlying technologies in critical application areas, such as smart grids, emergency departments, intelligent traffic cams, insurance, and the automotive industry. Key Features • Covers the challenging issues related to sensors, detection, and tracking of moving objects with solutions to handle relevant challenges • Describes the latest technological advances in IoT and computer vision with their implementations • Combines image processing and analysis into a unified framework to understand both IOT and computer vision applications • Explores mining and tracking of motion-based object data, such as trajectory prediction and prediction of a particular location of object data, and their critical applications • Provides novel solutions for medical imaging (skin lesion detection, cancer detection, enhancement techniques for MRI images, and automated disease prediction) This book is primarily aimed at graduates and researchers working in the areas of IoT, computer vision, big data, cloud computing, and remote sensing. It is also an ideal resource for IT professionals and technology developers.

Download or read book Nonlinear Control of Vehicles and Robots written by Béla Lantos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonlinear Control of Vehicles and Robots develops a unified approach to the dynamic modeling of robots in terrestrial, aerial and marine environments. The main classes of nonlinear systems and stability methods are summarized and basic nonlinear control methods, useful in manipulator and vehicle control, are presented. Formation control of ground robots and ships is discussed. The book also deals with the modeling and control of robotic systems in the presence of non-smooth nonlinearities. Robust adaptive tracking control of robotic systems with unknown payload and friction in the presence of uncertainties is treated. Theoretical and practical aspects of the control algorithms under discussion are detailed. Examples are included throughout the book allowing the reader to apply the control and modeling techniques in their own research and development work. Some of these examples demonstrate state estimation based on the use of advanced sensors as part of the control system.

Download or read book Mobile Robotics written by Luc Jaulin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile Robotics presents the different tools and methods that enable the design of mobile robots; a discipline booming with the emergence of flying drones, underwater robots mine detectors, sailboats robots and robot vacuum cleaners. Illustrated with simulations, exercises and examples, this book describes the fundamentals of modeling robots, developing the actuator concepts, sensor, control and guidance. Three-dimensional simulation tools are also explored, as well as the theoretical basis for reliable localization of robots within their environment. - Illustrates simulation, corrected exercises and examples - Explores different tools and methods to enable you to design mobile robots - Features three-dimensional simulation tools as well as the theoretical explanation

Download or read book Reliable Robot Localization written by Simon Rohou and published by Wiley-ISTE. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Localization for underwater robots remains a challenging issue. Typical sensors, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, cannot be used under the surface and other inertial systems suffer from a strong integration drift. On top of that, the seabed is generally uniform and unstructured, making it difficult to apply Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) methods to perform localization. Reliable Robot Localization presents an innovative new method which can be characterized as a raw-data SLAM approach. It differs from extant methods by considering time as a standard variable to be estimated, thus raising new opportunities for state estimation, so far underexploited. However, such temporal resolution is not straightforward and requires a set of theoretical tools in order to achieve the main purpose of localization. This book not only presents original contributions to the field of mobile robotics, it also offers new perspectives on constraint programming and set-membership approaches. It provides a reliable contractor programming framework in order to build solvers for dynamical systems. This set of tools is illustrated throughout this book with realistic robotic applications.

Download or read book Underwater Robots written by Gianluca Antonelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic in underwater robotics. One of the first volumes in the “Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics” series, it has been a bestseller through the previous three editions. Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition, the fourth edition comes to print. The book addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. With respect to the third edition, it has been revised, extended and some concepts better clustered. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is investigated and a survey of fault detection/tolerant strategies for unmanned underwater vehicles is provided. Inverse kinematics, dynamic and interaction control for underwater vehicle-manipulator systems are then discussed. The code used to generate most of the numerical simulations is made available and briefly discussed.

Download or read book Modelling and Control of Mechatronic and Robotic Systems written by Alessandro Gasparetto and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, the modelling and control of mechatronic and robotic systems is an open and challenging field of investigation in both industry and academia. The book encompasses the kinematic and dynamic modelling, analysis, design, and control of mechatronic and robotic systems, with the scope of improving their performance, as well as simulating and testing novel devices and control architectures. A broad range of disciplines and topics are included, such as robotic manipulation, mobile systems, cable-driven robots, wearable and rehabilitation devices, variable stiffness safety-oriented mechanisms, optimization of robot performance, and energy-saving systems.

Download or read book Robotics written by Hugh Durrant-Whyte and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from a flagship conference reflect the latest developments in the field, including work in such rapidly advancing areas as human-robot interaction and formal methods. Robotics: Science and Systems VII spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing together researchers working on the algorithmic or mathematical foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotics systems. This volume presents the proceedings of the seventh annual Robotics: Science and Systems conference, held in 2011 at the University of Southern California. The papers presented cover a wide range of topics in robotics, spanning mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics and control, human-robot interaction and human-centered systems, distributed systems, mobile systems and mobility, manipulation, field robotics, medical robotics, biological robotics, robot perception, and estimation and learning in robotic systems. The conference and its proceedings reflect not only the tremendous growth of robotics as a discipline but also the desire in the robotics community for a flagship event at which the best of the research in the field can be presented.

Download or read book Advances in Unmanned Marine Vehicles written by G.N. Roberts and published by IET. This book was released on 2006-01-31 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) include autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles and unmanned surface craft. Considerable importance is being placed on the design and development of such vehicles, as they provide cost-effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This book highlights the advanced technology that is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing area of research.