One of the challenging requirements of an Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) is providing
a high precision control performance during docking to prevent collisions with the dock …

This paper describes a method of using fiducial markers to aid Unmanned Surface Vehicles
(USVs) as an additional positioning source during auto-docking. Vision-based techniques …

Docking is a safety-critical operation for autonomous surface vehicles and requires highly
accurate navigation signals. Since Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can be …

With the development of computer vision, the success ratio of underwater vehicle docking
has been greatly improved. In this paper, relying on an EPnP visual positioning method, a …

Purpose Docking technology plays a crucial role in enabling long-duration operations of
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Visual positioning solutions alone are susceptible …

In this paper, we present the terminal docking experiment of an autonomous underwater
vehicle (AUV) based on vision guidance. The configuration of this docking system, including …

Abstract UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) delivery is one of the solutions for logistics
companies to improve delivery efficiency in recent years. The GPS and optical motion …

A visual positioning scheme is presented as a solution for the final stage (last 15 m)
underway docking of the Arctic Explorer AUV (ISE Ltd., Pt. Coquitlam, Canada). Once …

IAUV (Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) is a main direction for AUV's future
development. An important feature for IAUV is the capability of autonomous underwater …

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle docking technology is now extensively used in the field of
underwater. Vision guidance, as one of its core components, shows a great development …