The worldwide demands for high protein seafood are growing rapidly. Through robots
instead of divers completing the capture will not only reduce the cost, but also improve the …

Underwater robots have been an emerging research area being at the intersection of the
field of robotics and oceanic engineering. Their applications include environmental …

The overwater unmanned system includes the unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and the
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which are the main means to carry out the overwater tasks …

This article presents the comprehensive framework for a hybrid-driven underwater vehicle-
manipulator system (HD-UVMS) to grasp marine products on the seabed. The purpose of …

As one of the challenging tasks of multiple autonomous underwater vehicles systems, the
realization of target hunting is the great significance. The multiple autonomous underwater …

This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of ship hull cleaning
technologies. Various cleaning methods and devices applied to dry-dock cleaning and …

Underwater robot has significant potential to clean the fouling on the ship hull. The design of
robotic solution as well as control scheme is, however, still challenging. The use of negative …

This article presents a coordinated vehicle-manipulator control method for an underwater
biomimetic vehicle-manipulator system (UBVMS) to implement floating autonomous …

As the ocean attracts great attention on environmental issues and resources as well as
scientific and military tasks, the need for and use of underwater robotic systems has become …

There are significant advantages using the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for
underwater search. Compared with a single AUV, multi-AUV offers greater efficiency and …