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Marine environments present significant challenges for perception and autonomy due to dynamic surfaces, limited visibility, and complex interactions between aerial, surface, and submerged sensing modalities. This paper introduces the Aerial…

Intelligent detection and tracking of the vessels on the sea play a significant role in conducting traffic avoidance in unmanned surface vessels(USV). Current traffic avoidance software relies mainly on Automated Identification System (AIS)…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Srikanth Vemula , Eulises Franco , Michael Frye

One of the challenges of Industry 4.0, is to determine and optimize the flow of data, products and materials in manufacturing companies. To realize these challenges, many solutions have been defined such as the utilization of automated…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Juliette Grosset , Alain-Jérôme Fougères , M Djoko-Kouam , C Couturier , Jean-Marie Bonnin

Navigational challenges significantly impact the independence and mobility of Individuals with Visual Impairment (IVI). While numerous assistive technologies exist, their adoption remains limited due to usability challenges, financial…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-10 Iman Soltani , Johnaton Schofield , Mehran Madani , Daniel Kish , Parisa Emami-Naeini

This paper addresses the challenge of active perception within autonomous navigation in complex, unknown environments. Revisiting the foundational principles of active perception, we introduce an end-to-end reinforcement learning framework…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Grzegorz Malczyk , Mihir Kulkarni , Kostas Alexis

In the last few years, robotic technology has been increasingly employed in agriculture to develop intelligent vehicles that can improve productivity and competitiveness. Accurate and robust environmental perception is a critical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-13 Giulio Reina , Annalisa Milella , Raphael Rouveure , Michael Nielsen , Rainer Worst , Morten R. Blas

The Coastal underwater evidence search system with surface-underwater collaboration is designed to revolutionize the search for artificial objects in coastal underwater environments, overcoming limitations associated with traditional…

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

Underwater manipulation is one of the most remarkable ongoing research subjects in robotics. \acp{I-AUV} not only have to cope with the technical challenges associated with traditional manipulation tasks but do so while currents and waves…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-11 Sara Aldhaheri , Giulia De Masi , Èric Pairet , Paola Ardón

This paper presents a multi-sensor architecture with an adaptive multi-sensor management system suitable for control and navigation of autonomous maritime vessels in hazy and poor-visibility conditions. This architecture resides in the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-02-03 D. K. Prasad , C. K. Prasath , D. Rajan , L. Rachmawati , E. Rajabally , C. Quek

Autonomous robots are used as the tool to solve many kinds of problems, such as environmental mapping and monitoring. Either for adverse conditions related to the human presence or even for the need to reduce costs, it is certain that many…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-10-19 Michel Conrado Cardoso Meneses

Navigation is an essential ability for mobile agents to be completely autonomous and able to perform complex actions. However, the problem of navigation for agents with limited (or no) perception of the world, or devoid of a fully defined…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Danilo Perico , Paulo E. Santos , Reinaldo Bianchi

We introduce a multi-sensor navigation system for autonomous surface vessels (ASV) intended for water-quality monitoring in freshwater lakes. Our mission planner uses satellite imagery as a prior map, formulating offline a mission-level…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-26 Philip Huang , Tony Wang , Florian Shkurti , Timothy D. Barfoot

Developing a robust and effective obstacle detection and tracking system for Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) at marine environments is a challenging task. Research efforts have been made in this area during the past years by GRAAL lab at the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Yara AlaaEldin , Enrico Simetti , Francesca Odone

Goal-oriented navigation presents a fundamental challenge for autonomous systems, requiring agents to navigate complex environments to reach designated targets. This survey offers a comprehensive analysis of multimodal navigation approaches…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-23 I-Tak Ieong , Hao Tang

Autonomous underwater robots are increasingly deployed for environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection, subsea resource exploration, and long-horizon exploration. Yet, despite rapid advances in learning-based planning and control,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Jingzehua Xu , Guanwen Xie , Jiwei Tang , Shuai Zhang , Xiaofan Li

Autonomous vehicles rely heavily upon their perception subsystems to see the environment in which they operate. Unfortunately, the effect of variable weather conditions presents a significant challenge to object detection algorithms, and…

Autonomous vessels have emerged as a prominent and accepted solution, particularly in the naval defence sector. However, achieving full autonomy for marine vessels demands the development of robust and reliable control and guidance systems…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-19 Benoit Clement , Marie Dubromel , Paulo E. Santos , Karl Sammut , Michelle Oppert , Feras Dayoub

Automated Driving Systems (ADS) open up a new domain for the automotive industry and offer new possibilities for future transportation with higher efficiency and comfortable experiences. However, autonomous driving under adverse weather…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Yuxiao Zhang , Alexander Carballo , Hanting Yang , Kazuya Takeda

In this paper, we address the problem of autonomous search and vessel detection in an unknown GNSS-denied maritime environment with fixed-wing UAVs. The main challenge in such environments with limited localization, communication range, and…