Development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) has permitted the automatization
of many tasks originally achieved with manned vehicles in underwater environments. Teams …

Underwater surveillance has traditionally been carried out by means of surface and
undersea manned vessels equipped with advanced sensor systems. This approach is often …

This newest edition adds new material to all chapters, especially in mathematical
propagation models and special applications and inverse techniques. It has updated …

The ocean covers nearly two-thirds of the surface on the Earth, and there has been great
interest in develo** underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) to help us explore the …

Abstract Purpose of Review The paper reviews the role of marine robots, in particular
unmanned vehicles, in underwater surveillance, ie the control and monitoring of an area of …

Acoustic underwater channels are very challenging, because of limited bandwidth, long
propagation delays, extended multipath, severe attenuation, rapid time variation and large …

This paper presents the design, test, and experimentation at sea of four JANUS-based
services for operationally relevant underwater applications: 1) first contact and language …

The ocean is vital for humankind but may cause catastrophes when unhealthy. Although
there have been efforts to build ocean monitoring systems, the understanding of the …

As maritime and military missions become more and more complex and multifactorial over
the years, there has been a high interest in the research and development of (autonomous) …

Complex maritime missions, both above and below the surface, have traditionally been
carried out by manned surface ships and submarines equipped with advanced sensor …