A review of physics simulators for robotic applications

J Collins, S Chand, A Vanderkop, D Howard - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of simulators in robotics research is widespread, underpinning the majority of recent
advances in the field. There are now more options available to researchers than ever before …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the progress and research directions of ocean engineering

S Tavakoli, D Khojasteh, M Haghani, S Hirdaris - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews research in ocean engineering over the last 50+ years with the aim to (I)
understand the technological challenges and evolution in the field,(II) investigate whether …

Online identification of a ship maneuvering model using a fast noisy input Gaussian process

Y Xue, G Chen, Z Li, G Xue, W Wang, Y Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of maritime traffic simulators, model-based controllers, and maritime
autonomous surface ships require accurate ship dynamic models. Using different …

An algorithm of complete coverage path planning for unmanned surface vehicle based on reinforcement learning

B Xing, X Wang, L Yang, Z Liu, Q Wu - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A deep reinforcement learning method to achieve complete coverage path planning for an
unmanned surface vehicle (USV) is proposed. This paper firstly models the USV and the …

Damage detection and localization of bridge deck pavement based on deep learning

Y Ni, J Mao, Y Fu, H Wang, H Zong, K Luo - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bridge deck pavement damage has a significant effect on the driving safety and long-term
durability of bridges. To achieve the damage detection and localization of bridge deck …

High-level path planning for an autonomous sailboat robot using Q-Learning

AG Silva Junior, DH Santos, APF Negreiros… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Path planning for sailboat robots is a challenging task particularly due to the kinematics and
dynamics modelling of such kinds of wind propelled boats. The problem is divided into two …

Unmanned surface vehicle energy consumption modelling under various realistic disturbances integrated into simulation environment

W Touzout, Y Benmoussa, D Benazzouz, E Moreac… - Ocean engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy consumption estimation and management of the maritime Unmanned Surface
Vehicles (USV) is an important issue to deal with energy minimization techniques such as …

Analysis of ship maneuvering difficulties under severe weather based on onboard measurements and realistic simulation of ocean environment

Q Jing, K Sasa, C Chen, Y Yin, H Yasukawa… - Ocean engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for efficient, safe, and economic operation of ships has drawn
attention to practical maneuvering behaviors for developing autonomous ships. Actual …

Sustainable solutions for sea monitoring with robotic sailboats: N-boat and f-boat twins

APF Negreiros, WS Correa, APD de Araujo… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Strategic management and production of internal energy in autonomous robots is becoming
a research topic with growing importance, especially for platforms that target long …

Mobility-Aware Resource Allocation in IoRT Network for Post-Disaster Communications with Parameterized Reinforcement Learning

H Kabir, ML Tham, YC Chang, CO Chow, Y Owada - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, wildfires, and
hurricanes, have become more common in recent years due to rapid climate change. For …