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

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) navigation and localization in underwater
environments is particularly challenging due to the rapid attenuation of Global Positioning …

The autonomy of robotic underwater vehicles is dependent on the ability to perform long-
term and long-range missions without need of human intervention. While current state-of-the …

Underwater terrain aided navigation (TAN) has shown its potential to yield accurate
navigational results for long-term operation of underwater vehicles. Due to its independence …

This paper presents experimental results using a newly developed 3D underwater laser
scanner mounted on an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for real‐time simultaneous …

Underwater 3-D perception is crucial for autonomous manipulation and map**. Using a
mirror-galvanometer system to steer a laser line projector and using triangulation with a …

This paper presents comprehensive testing and analysis of a particle filter (PF) framework
for real-time terrain navigation on an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The goal is to …

This paper describes a pose-based underwater 3D Simultaneous Localization and Map**
(SLAM) using a multibeam echosounder to produce high consistency underwater maps. The …

A terrain‐aided navigation method for an underwater glider is proposed that is suitable for
use in ice‐covered regions or areas with heavy ship traffic where the glider may not be able …

In this paper, we present an active SLAM framework for volumetric exploration of 3D
underwater environments with multibeam sonar. Recent work in integrated SLAM and …