UNION: underwater intelligent operation and navigation

Author

Rigaud, V. ; Coste-Manière, È ; Aldon, M.J. ; Probert, P. ; Perrier, M. ; Rives, P. ; Simon, D. ; Lang, Dominik ; Kiener, J. ; Casal, A. ; Amar, J. ; Dauchez, P. ; Chantler, M.

Author_Institution

IFREMER, Subsea Robotics Lab., La Seyne-sur-Mer, France

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

35

Abstract

The main goal of the UNION ESPRIT Basic Research Action is to develop methods for increasing the autonomy and intelligence of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The project focuses mainly on the development of coordinated control and sensing strategies for combined manipulator and vehicle systems. Both fundamental theories and methods for the design of these heterogeneous systems are investigated. A complex canonical mission in the field of offshore inspection maintenance and repair tasks was chosen as an integration guideline of all the results

Keywords

marine systems; mobile robots; navigation; research initiatives; telerobotics; UNION ESPRIT Basic Research Action; heterogeneous systems; manipulator; offshore inspection; offshore maintenance; offshore repair tasks; underwater intelligent navigation; underwater intelligent operation; underwater remotely operated vehicles; Automatic control; Control systems; Humans; Intelligent vehicles; Motion control; Navigation; Redundancy; Remotely operated vehicles; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Robust control; Sensor fusion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9932

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/100.667323

Filename

667323