4 accepted papers
Acoustic perception in underwater environments is challenging due to the low frequency of the acquisition system and multiple and huge sources of noise. Therefore, point clouds built by profiling sonars mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) are sparse and noisy. To solve the mapping task,…
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have been extensively used for open-sea exploration. However, the mapping or inspection of complex underwater structures, which have an interest from the scientific and the industrial point of view, is still carried out by professional divers or remotely operate
Underwater robots are subject to complex hydro-dynamic forces. These forces define how the vehicle moves, so it is important to consider them when planning trajectories. However, performing motion planning considering the dynamics on the robot’s onboard computer is challenging due to the limited com…
Three-dimensional mapping of submerged industrial facilities or underwater sites with complex geometries is still a challenge for nowadays autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), which are restricted to more simple survey missions. This letter presents a complete framework to plan and execute autonom