Autonomous close proximity operations are an arduous and attractive problem in space
mission design. In particular, the estimation of pose, motion and inertia properties of an …

This paper presents a new approach for solving the simultaneous localization and mapping
problem for inspecting an unknown and uncooperative object that is spinning about an …

This paper documents improvements in the method for offline estimation of iceberg
geometry as presented by Kimball and Rock [1]. The method removes the AUV's inertial …

An improved method for creating 3D reconstructions, or profiles, of the submerged portion of
free-drifting icebergs using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and simultaneous …

In this work, autonomy is developed for an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) equipped
with a multi-beam sonar to perform precise profiling maneuvers to map underwater iceberg …

For a variety of missions, vision-based navigation and similar architectures provide the
advantage of detailed measurements for a fraction of the size and complexity of ground …

Scientific missions requiring underwater imagery or sample collection have often used
highly maneuverable, remotely operated vehicles in order to operate close to the terrain …