Localisation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) in complex and confined environments: A review

S Watson, DA Duecker, K Groves - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The inspection of aquatic environments is a challenging activity, which is made more difficult
if the environment is complex or confined, such as those that are found in nuclear storage …

Deep learning and the oceans

M Radeta, A Zuniga, NH Motlagh, M Liyanage… - Computer, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a research vision for deep learning (DL) in the oceans, collating applications
and use cases as well as identifying opportunities, constraints, and open research …

kalypso Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: A 3D-Printed Underwater Vehicle for Inspection at Fisheries

M Vasileiou, N Manos… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In fish farms, a major issue is the net cage wear, resulting in fish escapes and negative
impact on fish quality, due to holes and biofouling of the nets. To minimize fish losses …

Doppler shift and SFO robust synchronization for LoRa-like acoustic underwater communication

F Steinmetz, BC Renner - IEEE access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Frequency shift chirp modulation (FSCM) is the modulation technique utilized by the LoRa
physical layer, a widely used and relatively new communication technique for radio low …

Image-based visual servoing switchable leader-follower control of heterogeneous multi-agent underwater robot system

K Yao, N Bauschmann, TL Alff, W Cheah… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Confined and cluttered aquatic environments present a number of significant challenges
with respect to inspection by robotic platforms, including localisation and communications …

Taking LoRa for a dive: CSS for low-power acoustic underwater communication

F Steinmetz, BC Renner - 2022 Sixth Underwater …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Long Range (LoRa) is a rising technology for low-power over-water wide area networks. In
this paper, we modify the physical layer (PHY) of the LoRa communication standard for use …

Embedded stochastic field exploration with micro diving agents using Bayesian optimization-guided tree-search and GMRFs

DA Duecker, B Mersch, RC Hochdahl… - 2021 IEEE/RSJ …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploration and monitoring of hazardous fields in marine environments is one of the most
promising tasks to be performed by fleets of low-cost micro autonomous underwater vehicles …

Micro auv localization for agile navigation with low-cost acoustic modems

DA Duecker, F Steinmetz, E Kreuzer… - 2020 IEEE/OES …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-rate self-localization for agile navigation still constitutes a major bottleneck in micro
autonomous underwater vehicle (μAUV) research. Hereby, key challenges arise from the …

A low-cost 3D printed mini underwater vehicle: Design and Fabrication

M Vasileiou, N Manos… - 2021 20th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces the conception, design, fabrication, and control of a modular remotely
operated underwater vehicle. It is an affordable submarine robot intended for inspection …

RGB-D camera-based navigation for autonomous underwater inspection using low-cost micro AUVs

DA Duecker, T Hansen… - 2020 IEEE/OES …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercial RGB-D cameras enable even small scale mobile robots with sophisticated and
cost-efficient 3D-scanning capabilities. We transfer this sensory concept to the domain of …