As part of the research for development of a leader-follower formation between unmanned
underwater vehicles (UUVs), this study presents an optical feedback system for UUV …

This paper presents a comparative study of docking algorithms intended for non-holonomic
autonomous underwater vehicles, docking in funnel-shaped docking stations, operating …

To extend underwater duration is an important issue for autonomous underwater vehicles.
Limited duration restricts the working ability of an unmanned marine vehicle (UMV) and …

Robotics is increasingly attracting interest for more and more applications. In particular,
underwater robotics is having a large development since the need of mineral resources is …

This thesis studies the problem of autonomously grasping an unknown object in an
underwater scenario using an I-AUV. Firstly, a new approach to autonomously obtain an …

This thesis is concerned with the guidance and control problem for autonomous hom-ing
and docking tasks using an autonomous underwater vehicle. The tasks will play a key role in …

Japan has many areas of sea from which future resources can be taken out using advanced
technologies. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) plays an important role in deep sea …

Japan has many areas of sea from which future resources can be taken out using advanced
technologies. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) plays an important role in deep sea …

Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for underwater intervention systems around the
world in several application domains. The commercially available systems are far from what …

The long term of this ongoing research has to do with increasing the autonomy levels for
underwater intervention missions. Bearing in mind that the speci c mission to face has been …