Robust visual-based localization and map** for underwater vehicles: A survey

S Ding, T Zhang, M Lei, H Chai, F Jia - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The high-precision localization module is an essential component of unmanned underwater
vehicles (UUVs), providing critical parameter information for motion control, decision …

Survey of unmanned subterranean exploration, navigation, and localisation

J Martz, W Al‐Sabban, N Weidner, S Rahman, AQ Li… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a systematic approach for the 3-D map** of underwater caves.
Exploration of underwater caves is very important for furthering our understanding of …

Comparison of feature detection and outlier removal strategies in a mono visual odometry algorithm for underwater navigation

A Bucci, L Zacchini, M Franchi, A Ridolfi… - Applied Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to develop and evaluate a navigation strategy based on optical payloads for
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The use of cameras for navigation purposes can …

Visual sensing for autonomous underwater exploration and intervention tasks

F Bonin-Font, G Oliver, S Wirth, M Massot, PL Negre… - Ocean …, 2015 - Elsevier
Underwater activities, such as surveying or interventions, carried out by autonomous robots,
can benefit greatly from using a vision system. Optics based systems provide information at …

Adaptive visual servoing for an underwater soft robot considering refraction effects

F Xu, H Wang, Z Liu, W Chen - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots inspired from marine organisms are tremendously developed for applications of
underwater exploration, rescuing, navigation, etc. In this article, we implement an …

Underwater backscatter localization: Toward a battery-free underwater GPS

R Ghaffarivardavagh, SS Afzal, O Rodriguez… - Proceedings of the 19th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Can we build a battery-free underwater GPS? While underwater localization is a long-
studied problem, in this paper, we seek to bring it to battery-free underwater networks. These …

A decision support system for evaluating international student applications

NTN Hien, P Haddawy - 2007 37th annual frontiers in …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In today's transnational admission environment, evaluating applicant qualifications is
becoming increasingly challenging. While standardized tests can be helpful, studies have …

Vision-based obstacle avoidance using deep learning

JO Gaya, LT Gonçalves, AC Duarte… - 2016 XIII Latin …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a vision-based obstacle avoidance strategy using Deep Learning for
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) equipped with a simple colored monocular …