Finite‐time extended state observer‐based exact tracking control of an unmanned surface vehicle
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DOI: 10.1002/rnc.5369
Abstract: In the presence of complex unknowns consisting of system dynamics and environmental disturbances, it is rather meaningful to exactly track an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to the desired trajectory in practical scenarios including routing inspection,… read more here.
Keywords: finite time; unmanned surface; time extended; surface vehicle ... See more keywords
Autonomous hanging tether management and experimentation for an unmanned air‐surface vehicle team
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DOI: 10.1002/rob.22083
Abstract: The mission of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) tethered to a small unmanned surface vehicle (USV) is considered. As opposed to the majority of existing tethered UAV work, which assumes a taut tether, this paper… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; hanging tether; unmanned air; tether management ... See more keywords
Comparison of Eulerian and Hamiltonian circuits for evolutionary-based path planning of an autonomous surface vehicle for monitoring Ypacarai Lake
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DOI: 10.1007/s12652-018-0920-2
Abstract: An evolutionary-based path planning is designed for an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) used in environmental monitoring tasks. The main objective is that the ASV covers the maximum area of a large mass of water such… read more here.
Keywords: autonomous surface; surface vehicle; path; path planning ... See more keywords
Fast marching square method based intelligent navigation of the unmanned surface vehicle swarm in restricted waters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2019.102018
Abstract: Abstract Considering the limitations of a single unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in operations, such as a small mission area, lacking system autonomy and insufficient fault-tolerant resilience, there is an increasing interest in developing multiple USVs… read more here.
Keywords: method; surface vehicle; unmanned surface; swarm restricted ... See more keywords
Development of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle capable of tracking Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106868
Abstract: Abstract This work presents an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) with tracking capability. The ASV is able to follow after an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) without prior knowledge of the AUV’s actual position. Tracking an AUV… read more here.
Keywords: autonomous surface; vehicle; surface vehicle; autonomous underwater ... See more keywords
Broken lines path following algorithm for a water-jet propulsion USV with disturbance uncertainties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107118
Abstract: Abstract To fulfill autonomous navigation of unmanned surface vehicle, it is pivotal to resolve unmanned surface vehicle path following issue. However, the problem that we are concerned with is hindered by unmanned surface vehicle’s nonlinearity… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; unmanned surface; broken lines; path following ... See more keywords
Multi-energy-system design and experimental research of natural-energy-driven unmanned surface vehicle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109942
Abstract: Abstract Natural-energy-driven surface vehicle, which is abbreviated to NSV, is a new type of marine vehicle driven by marine natural energy. In this paper, a NSV, which absorbs wave, wind and solar energy as power… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; natural energy; energy driven; energy ... See more keywords
Unmanned-Surface-Vehicle-Aided Maritime Data Collection Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
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DOI: 10.1109/jiot.2022.3168589
Abstract: Employing unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) as marine data collectors is promising for large-scale environment sensing in remote ocean monitoring network. In this article, we consider a USV-aided marine data collection network, where a USV collects… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; learning; unmanned surface; data collection ... See more keywords
Autonomous Surface Vehicle Multistep Look-Ahead Measurement Location Planning for Optimal Localization of Underwater Acoustic Transponders
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DOI: 10.1109/taes.2019.2909253
Abstract: An underwater vehicle may utilize underwater transponders (UTs) for navigation in the absence of global navigation satellite system signals. However, the position of each UT must be known by the underwater vehicle. The problem of… read more here.
Keywords: vehicle; look ahead; autonomous surface; surface vehicle ... See more keywords
Design and Control of the “TransBoat”: A Transformable Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Overwater Construction
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DOI: 10.1109/tmech.2022.3215506
Abstract: This article presents the TransBoat, a novel omnidirectional unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with a magnet-based docking system for overwater construction with wave disturbances. This is the first such USV that can build overwater structures by… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; overwater construction; control; construction ... See more keywords
Dynamic Event-Triggered Path-Following Control of Underactuated Surface Vehicle With the Experiment Verification
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DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2022.3184305
Abstract: This paper investigated the dynamic event-triggered control scheme for the path-following activity of underactuated surface vehicle (USV) subject to actuator saturation and gain uncertainties. Specifically, a dynamic event-triggered mechanism with the adjustable threshold is developed… read more here.
Keywords: surface vehicle; event triggered; event; underactuated surface ... See more keywords