Articles with "surface vehicle" as a keyword



Finite‐time extended state observer‐based exact tracking control of an unmanned surface vehicle

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Published in 2020 at "International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control"

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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Published in 2022 at "Journal of Field Robotics"

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

Predictive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm for Under‐Actuated Unmanned Surface Vehicle Under Disturbances via Reinforcement Learning

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Published in 2025 at "Journal of Field Robotics"

DOI: 10.1002/rob.22554

Abstract: Due to the growing complexity of diverse maritime tasks, underactuated unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has become a research hotspot. The rapid development of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) technology has brought forth a novel approach for… read more here.

Keywords: obstacle; surface vehicle; unmanned surface; reinforcement learning ... 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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Published in 2019 at "Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing"

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
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Fast marching square method based intelligent navigation of the unmanned surface vehicle swarm in restricted waters

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Published in 2020 at "Applied Ocean Research"

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
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Development of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle capable of tracking Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

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Published in 2020 at "Ocean Engineering"

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
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Broken lines path following algorithm for a water-jet propulsion USV with disturbance uncertainties

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Published in 2020 at "Ocean Engineering"

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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Published in 2021 at "Ocean Engineering"

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

Prescribed time adaptive periodic sliding mode control of unmanned surface vehicle cluster under singular disturbance

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Published in 2025 at "Scientific Reports"

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-95695-3

Abstract: This paper proposes an adaptive prescribed-time periodic sliding mode control method to address the issue of singular disturbances in the rapid convergence of unmanned surface vehicle (USV) formation control. Firstly, preset performance ensures that the… read more here.

Keywords: time; control; periodic sliding; surface vehicle ... See more keywords

Unmanned-Surface-Vehicle-Aided Maritime Data Collection Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

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Published in 2022 at "IEEE Internet of Things Journal"

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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Published in 2019 at "IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems"

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