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This paper presents a prototype of a low-cost Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) that is operated by wave and solar energy which can be used to minimize the cost of ocean data collection. The current prototype is a compact USV, with a length of…

Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) are increasingly utilised for diverse applications, ranging from environmental monitoring to security patrols. While USV technology is progressing, it remains clear that full autonomy is not achievable in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Zitian Peng , Shiyao Zhang , Shanliang Yao , Xiaohui Zhu , Mengjie Huang , Prudence Wong , Yong Yue

A smart Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is designed and developed for some application specific missions to operate predominantly in hazardous environments. In our work, we have developed a small and lightweight vehicle to operate in general…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-02-15 Saurav Chakraborty , Subhadip Basu

This survey examines recent sensor-based planning and control methods for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). In complex, uncertain underwater environments, UUVs require advanced planning and control strategies for effective navigation.…

Unmanned ground vehicles have a huge development potential in both civilian and military fields, and have become the focus of research in various countries. In addition, high-precision, high-reliability sensors are significant for UGVs'…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-14 Qi Liu , Shihua Yuan , Zirui Li

Implementing fully automatic unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) monitoring water quality is challenging since effectively collecting environmental data while keeping the platform stable and environmental-friendly is hard to approach. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-09 Tianqi Zhang , Tong Shen , Kai Yuan , Kaiwen Xue , Huihuan Qian

A multi-unmanned surface vessel (USV) formation control system is established on a novel platform composed of three 1.2 meter-long hydraulic jet propulsion surface vessels, a differential GPS reference station, and inter-vessel Zigbee…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-05-06 Bin Liu , Zhiyong Chen , Hai-Tao Zhang , Xudong Wang , Tao Geng , Housheng Su , Jin Zhao

Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is a new type of intelligent surface craft, and global path planning is the key technology of USV research, which can reflect the intelligent level of USV. In order to solve the problem of global path planning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-02-12 Yanlong Wang , Xu Liang , Baoan Li , Xuemin Yu

Experimental testing of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been performed to evaluate the performance of two low-level controllers when displacement and drag properties are time-varying and uncertain. The USV is a 4.3 meter long, 150…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-02-20 Wilhelm B. Klinger , Ivan R. Bertaska , Karl D. von Ellenrieder , Manhar R. Dhanak

Marine robots, particularly Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), have gained considerable attention for their diverse applications in maritime tasks, including search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and maritime security. This paper…

Unmanned surface vessels USVs are typically autonomous or remotely operated and are specifically designed for environmental monitoring in various aquatic environments Aquaculture requires constant monitoring and management of water quality…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-15 Aiyelari Temilolorun , Yogang Singh

Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are of increasing importance to a growing number of sectors in the maritime industry, including offshore exploration, marine transportation and defence operations. A major factor in the growth in use and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-25 Jiawei Meng , Ankita Humne , Richard Bucknall , Brendan Englot , Yuanchang Liu

Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) have great value with their ability to execute hazardous and time-consuming missions over water surfaces. Recently, USVs for inland waterways have attracted increasing attention for their potential…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-10 Yuwei Cheng , Mengxin Jiang , Jiannan Zhu , Yimin Liu

Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) have emerged as a major platform in maritime operations, capable of supporting a wide range of applications. USVs can help reduce labor costs, increase safety, save energy, and allow for difficult unmanned…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Linh Trinh , Siegfried Mercelis , Ali Anwar

In recent years, Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) have been extensively deployed for maritime applications. However, USV has a limited detection range with sensor installed at the same elevation with the targets. In this research, we propose…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Hanlin Niu , Ze Ji , Pietro Liguori , Hujun Yin , Joaquin Carrasco

Advances in hardware technology have facilitated more integration of sophisticated software toward augmenting the development of Unmanned Vehicles (UVs) and mitigating constraints for onboard intelligence. As a result, UVs can operate in…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh , David MW Powers , Reza Bairam Zadeh

The motion planning and tracking control techniques of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) are fundamentally significant for efficient and robust UUV navigation, which is crucial for underwater rescue, facility maintenance, marine resource…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Danjie Zhu , Tao Yan , Simon X. Yang

This paper introduces a system designed for tight collaboration between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in harsh maritime conditions characterized by large waves. This onboard UAV system aims to enhance…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-07 Filip Novák , Tomáš Báča , Ondřej Procházka , Martin Saska

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) have become the de facto vehicle for remote operations involving oceanography, inspection, and monitoring tasks. These vehicles operate in different and often challenging environments; hence, the design…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-24 Rajini Makam , Pruthviraj Mane , Suresh Sundaram , P. B. Sujit

Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) are widely used in ocean exploration and environmental protection fields. To ensure that USV can successfully perform its mission, trajectory planning and motion tracking are the two most critical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-08 Tao Huang , Zhenfeng Xue , Zhe Chen , Yong Liu
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