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Multi-context model learning is crucial for marine robotics where several factors can cause disturbances to the system's dynamics. This work addresses the problem of identifying multiple contexts of an AUV model. We build a simulation model…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-18 Bilal Wehbe , Octavio Arriaga , Mario Michael Krell , Frank Kirchner

The underwater environment poses a complex problem for developing autonomous capabilities for Underwater Vehicle Manipulator Systems (UVMSs). The modeling of UVMSs is a complicated and costly process due to the highly nonlinear dynamics and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-22 James P. Oubre , Ignacio Carlucho , Corina Barbalata

Underwater Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs) have to constantly compensate for the external disturbing forces acting on their body. Adaptive Control theory is commonly used there to grant the control law some flexibility in its response to process…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-19 Hector Kohler , Benoit Clement , Thomas Chaffre , Gilles Le Chenadec

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become very popular for many military and civilian applications including in agriculture, construction, mining, environmental monitoring, etc. A desirable feature for UAVs is the ability to navigate and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Taha Elmokadem

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become indispensable for deep-sea exploration, spanning critical scientific research and commercial applications. The rapid attenuation of electromagnetic waves renders satellite radio signals…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Guy Damari , Zeev Yampolsky , Nadav Cohen , Arup Kumar Sahoo , Jeryes Danial , Felipe O. Silva , Itzik Klein

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use continues to increase, including operating beyond line of sight in unknown environments where the vehicle must autonomously generate a trajectory to safely navigate. In this article, we develop a trajectory…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-13 Kenan Cole , Adam Wickenheiser

Despite recent advances in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) attitude control, existing methods still struggle with generalizability, robustness to real-world disturbances, and efficient deployment. To address the above challenges, this…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Guanwen Xie , Jingzehua Xu , Jiwei Tang , Yubo Huang , Zixi Wang , Shuai Zhang , Dongfang Ma , Juntian Qu , Xiaofan Li

We develop a learning-based algorithm for the distributed formation control of networked multi-agent systems governed by unknown, nonlinear dynamics. Most existing algorithms either assume certain parametric forms for the unknown dynamic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-13 Christos K. Verginis , Zhe Xu , Ufuk Topcu

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are used in a wide range of underwater applications, ranging from seafloor mapping to industrial operations. While underwater, the AUV navigation solution commonly relies on the fusion between inertial…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Zeev Yampolsky , Itzik Klein

There is increasing demand for control of multi-robot and as well distributing large amounts of content to cluster of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on the operation. In recent years several large-scale accidents have happened. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-18 Rahim Rahmani , Ramin Firouzi , Theo Kanter

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have been standing out due to the wide range of applications in which they can be used autonomously. However, they need intelligent systems capable of providing a greater understanding of what they perceive to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-15 Matheus G. Mateus , Ricardo B. Grando , Paulo L. J. Drews-Jr

Coordinated multi-robot navigation is an essential ability for a team of robots operating in diverse environments. Robot teams often need to maintain specific formations, such as wedge formations, to enhance visibility, positioning, and…

This paper presents a modular software architecture that enables environmental-aware coordination of heterogeneous Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to improve underwater acoustic connectivity. The architecture combines a Robot…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Davide Cosimo , Davide Costa , Riccardo Costanzi , Filippo Campagnaro , Andrea Caiti , Michele Zorzi

This paper presents adaptive event-triggered formation control strategies for autonomous vehicles (AVs) subject to longitudinal and lateral motion uncertainties. The proposed framework explores various vehicular formations to enable safe…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Ziming Wang , Yihuai Zhang , Chenguang Zhao , Huan Yu

This paper presents a novel approach to underwater terrain mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) operating in close proximity to complex 3D environments. The proposed methodology creates a probabilistic elevation map of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-24 Bilal Arain , Feras Dayoub , Paul Rigby , Matthew Dunbabin

Robots such as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) have been used for sensing and monitoring aquatic environments such as oceans and lakes. Environmental sampling is a challenging task because the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-03-29 Kai-Chieh Ma , Lantao Liu , Hordur K. Heidarsson , Gaurav S. Sukhatme

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are increasingly being used to support scientific research and monitoring studies. One such application is in benthic habitat mapping where these vehicles collect seafloor imagery that complements…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-23 Jackson Shields , Oscar Pizarro , Stefan B. Williams

Fin actuators can be used for for both thrust generation and vectoring. Therefore, fin-driven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can achieve high maneuverability with a smaller number of actuators, but their control is challenging. This…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Walid Remmas , Christian Meurer , Yuya Hamamatsu , Ahmed Chemori , Maarja Kruusmaa

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) depend on onboard sensors for perception, navigation, and control. However, these sensors are susceptible to physical attacks, such as GPS spoofing, that can corrupt state estimates and lead to unsafe…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-30 Pritam Dash , Ethan Chan , Nathan P. Lawrence , Karthik Pattabiraman

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) plays an increasingly important role in ocean exploration. Existing AUVs are usually not fully autonomous and generally limited to pre-planning or pre-programming tasks. Reinforcement learning (RL) and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-01-13 Qilei Zhang , Jinying Lin , Qixin Sha , Bo He , Guangliang Li