Expanding the temporal and spatial scales of environmental DNA research with autonomous sampling

NK Truelove, NV Patin, M Min, KJ Pitz… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging and powerful method for use in marine
research, conservation, and management, yet time‐and resource‐intensive protocols limit …

Targeted sampling by autonomous underwater vehicles

Y Zhang, JP Ryan, B Kieft, BW Hobson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the vast ocean, many ecologically important phenomena are temporally episodic,
localized in space, and move according to local currents. To effectively study these complex …

Improved biodiversity detection using a large-volume environmental DNA sampler with in situ filtration and implications for marine eDNA sampling strategies

AF Govindarajan, L McCartin, A Adams, E Allan… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabarcoding analysis of environmental DNA samples is a promising new tool for marine
biodiversity and conservation. Typically, seawater samples are obtained using Niskin bottles …

Autonomous eDNA collection using an uncrewed surface vessel over a 4200‐km transect of the eastern Pacific Ocean

C Preston, K Yamahara, D Pargett… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) samples is often laborious, costly, and
logistically difficult to accomplish at high frequency in remote locations and over large …

A system of coordinated autonomous robots for Lagrangian studies of microbes in the oceanic deep chlorophyll maximum

Y Zhang, JP Ryan, BW Hobson, B Kieft, A Romano… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
The deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) layer is an ecologically important feature of the open
ocean. The DCM cannot be observed using aerial or satellite remote sensing; thus, in situ …

A review of deep-seawater samplers: Principles, applications, performance, and trends

S Wu, Z Chen, S Wang, J Zhang, C Yang - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2024 - Elsevier
Research on deep seawater is of great importance to marine chemistry, biology, and climate
science studies. Sample analysis is the fundamental and most effective method for deep …

Fixed-time stable bilateral teleoperation of underwater manipulator using prescribed performance terminal sliding surfaces

H Qin, H Yang, Y Sun, L Feng - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes two novel prescribed performance terminal sliding surfaces (PPTSSs)
to address the fixed time stable bilateral teleoperation issue for a class of underwater …

Visual tracking of deepwater animals using machine learning-controlled robotic underwater vehicles

K Katija, PLD Roberts, J Daniels… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - openaccess.thecvf.com
The ocean is a vast three-dimensional space that is poorly explored and understood, and
harbors unobserved life and processes that are vital to ecosystem function. To fully …

Informative path planning to estimate quantiles for environmental analysis

IMR Fernández, CE Denniston… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scientists interested in studying natural phenomena often take physical specimens from
locations in the environment for later analysis. These analysis locations are typically …

Using a long‐range autonomous underwater vehicle to find and sample harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie

Y Zhang, B Kieft, BW Hobson… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) in the Great Lakes pose risks to
residential drinking water use, fisheries, and recreation. Active mitigation of these risks …