Author :
Dudek, Gregory ; Giguere, Philippe ; Prahacs, Chris ; Saunderson, Shane ; Sattar, Junaed ; Torres-Mendez, Luz-Abril ; Jenkin, Michael ; German, Andrew ; Hogue, Andrew ; Ripsman, Arlene ; Zacher, James ; Milios, Evangelos ; Liu, Hui ; Zhang, Pifu ; Buehler
Abstract :
AQUA, an amphibious robot that swims via the motion of its legs rather than using thrusters and control surfaces for propulsion, can walk along the shore, swim along the surface in open water, or walk on the bottom of the ocean. The vehicle uses a variety of sensors to estimate its position with respect to local visual features and provide a global frame of reference
Keywords :
legged locomotion; remotely operated vehicles; robot vision; underwater vehicles; amphibious autonomous robot; legged locomotion; position estimation; underwater vehicle; Communication system control; Leg; Legged locomotion; Motion control; Real time systems; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Sea surface; Surges; Vehicles; AQUA; Autonomous robot development; Robotics; SASR tasks;
