Abstract Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have been focused on by research
efforts because of their extensive applications in scientific, commercial as well as military …

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

This article presents the comprehensive framework for a hybrid-driven underwater vehicle-
manipulator system (HD-UVMS) to grasp marine products on the seabed. The purpose of …

Underwater Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair operations are nowadays performed using
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) deployed from dynamic-positioning vessels, having …

Autonomous underwater manipulation has been a topic of interest since the early 1990s. In
the past few years, several milestone projects such as SAUVIM and TRIDENT have …

Underwater object detection and recognition using computer vision are challenging tasks
due to the poor light condition of submerged environments. For intervention missions …

Autonomous underwater vehicles are frequently used for survey missions and monitoring
tasks, however, manipulation and intervention tasks are still largely performed with a human …

This study proposes a parent–child robot-based underwater manipulation system for
underwater structure maintenance comprising two underwater vehicles with split roles. The …

Underwater target acquisition and identification performed by manipulators having broad
application prospects and value in the field of marine development. Conventional …

The underwater environment poses numerous challenges and risks, making unmanned
underwater vehicles (UUVs) an indispensable alternative to human operators. Numerous …