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

There is no esca** fact that a huge amount of unexploited resources lies underwater
which covers almost 70% of the Earth. Yet, the aquatic world has mainly been unaffected by …

Underwater wireless communications can be carried out through acoustic, radio frequency
(RF), and optical waves. Compared to its bandwidth limited acoustic and RF counterparts …

In search and rescue operations, an efficient search path, colloquially understood as a path
maximizing the probability of finding survivors, is more than a path planning problem …

Owing to the hasty growth of communication technologies in the Underwater Internet of
Things (UIoT), many researchers and industries focus on enhancing the existing …

We discuss the problem of inspecting an underwater structure, such as a submerged ship
hull, with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Unlike a large body of prior work, we …

At present, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) mine countermeasure (MCM) surveys are
normally preplanned by operators using ladder or zig-zag paths. Such surveys are …

Underwater images often suffer from color distortion, haze, and limited visibility due to light
refraction and absorption in water. These challenges significantly impact autonomous …

This study proposed the 3D path planning of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) by
using the hierarchical deep Q network (HDQN) combined with the prioritized experience …

Advances in hardware technology have enabled more integration of sophisticated software,
triggering progresses in development and employment of Unmanned Vehicles (UVs), and …