Underwater images are affected by reduced contrast and non-uniform colour cast due to the
absorption and scattering of light in the aquatic environment. This affects the quality and …

Mobile robot vision-based navigation has been the source of countless research
contributions, from the domains of both vision and control. Vision is becoming more and …

This paper presents SVIn2, a novel tightly-coupled keyframe-based Simultaneous
Localization and Map** (SLAM) system, which fuses Scanning Profiling Sonar, Visual …

This study presents a review of the state‐of‐the‐art and a novel classification of current
vision‐based localisation techniques in unknown environments. Indeed, because of …

Underwater robots have been an emerging research area being at the intersection of the
field of robotics and oceanic engineering. Their applications include environmental …

This paper presents a novel tightly-coupled keyframe-based Simultaneous Localization and
Map** (SLAM) system with loop-closing and relocalization capabilities targeted for the …

Seabed fishing depends on humans in common, for instance, the sea cucumber, sea urchin,
and scallop fishing, which is always a very dangerous task. Considering the underwater …

A plethora of state estimation techniques have appeared in the last decade using visual
data, and more recently with added inertial data. Datasets typically used for evaluation …

In this paper we describe a heterogeneous multi-robot system for assisting scientists in
environmental monitoring tasks, such as the inspection of marine ecosystems. This team of …

Privacy is an increasing concern in the marketplace. Although enterprises promise sound
privacy practices to their customers, there is no technical mechanism to enforce them …