Alfredo Martins — accepted AI-conference papers

2020

Variable Pitch System for the Underwater Explorer Robot UX-1

Ramon A. Suarez Fernandez, Davide Grande, Luca Bascetta, Alfredo Martins, Sergio Dominguez, Claudio Rossi

IROS 2020poster

This paper presents the results of the experimental tests performed to validate the functionality of a variable pitch system (VPS), designed for pitch attitude control of the novel underwater robotic vehicle explorer UX-1. The VPS is composed of a mass suspended from a central rod mounted across the…

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2018

UX 1 system design - A robotic system for underwater mining exploration

Alfredo Martins, José Almeida, Carlos Almeida, André Dias, Nuno Dias, Jussi Aaltonen +12

IROS 2018poster

This paper describes the UX-1 underwater mine exploration robotic system under development in the context of the UNEXMIN project. UNEXMIN is an international innovation action funded under the EU H2020 program, aiming to develop new technologies and services allowing the exploration of flooded under…

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2018

ίVAMOS! Underwater Mining Machine Navigation System

José Almeida, António Ferreira, Bruno Matias, Caio Lomba, Alfredo Martins, Eduardo Silva

IROS 2018poster

Limited perception capabilities underwater shrink the envelope of effective localization techniques that can be applied in this environment. Long-term localization in six degrees of freedom can only be achieved by combining different sources of information. A multiple vehicle underwater localization…

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