Development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) has permitted the automatization
of many tasks originally achieved with manned vehicles in underwater environments. Teams …

This paper describes the state-of-the art in the area of underwater robot manipulator
systems. A brief introduction is given on the use of manipulators in various offshore …

This paper surveys the recent advances in marine mechatronic systems from a control
perspective. The survey is by no means exhaustive, but introduces some notable results in …

Spawned by fast paced progress in marine science and technology, the past two decades
have witnessed growing interest in ocean exploration and exploitation for scientific and …

This paper attempts to develop a unified receding horizon optimization (RHO) scheme for
the integrated path planning and tracking control of an autonomous underwater vehicle …

Multi-autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) cooperative localization has become a
research hotspot in the marine navigation field. In this paper, a filtering algorithm for slave …

Water pollution generated by accidental spill of hazardous materials is a growing problem
worldwide. There is an urgent need for a tool that would help environmental response teams …

The collection of delicate deep-sea specimens of biological interest with remotely operated
vehicle (ROV) industrial grippers and tools is a long and expensive procedure. Industrial …

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 …

While commercially available AUVs are routinely used in survey missions, a new set of
applications exist which clearly demand intervention capabilities. The maintenance of …