ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles
The oceans cover more than two-thirds of the planet, representing the vastest part of natural resources. Nevertheless, only a fraction of the ocean depths has been explored. Within this context, this article presents the H2020 ENDURUNS project that describes a novel scientific and technological appr...
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Simone Marini Nikolla Gjeci Shashank Govindaraj Alexandru But Benjamin Sportich Ennio Ottaviani Fausto Pedro García Márquez Pedro Jose Bernalte Sanchez Jonas Pedersen Casper Vetke Clausen Fantina Madricardo Fedeirca Foglini Federico Bonofiglio Laura Barbieri Massimiliano Antonini Yeidy Sorani Montenegro Camacho Peter Weiss Kathrin Nowak Makthoum Peer Thibaud Gobert Alessio Turetta Elias Chatzidouros Dongik Lee Dimitris Zarras Theodore Steriotis Georgia Charalambopoulou Thanos Yamas Mayorkinos Papaelias ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles Journal of Marine Science and Engineering autonomous underwater vehicles unmanned surface vehicles seabed survey habitat mapping autonomous ocean monitoring |
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Simone Marini Nikolla Gjeci Shashank Govindaraj Alexandru But Benjamin Sportich Ennio Ottaviani Fausto Pedro García Márquez Pedro Jose Bernalte Sanchez Jonas Pedersen Casper Vetke Clausen Fantina Madricardo Fedeirca Foglini Federico Bonofiglio Laura Barbieri Massimiliano Antonini Yeidy Sorani Montenegro Camacho Peter Weiss Kathrin Nowak Makthoum Peer Thibaud Gobert Alessio Turetta Elias Chatzidouros Dongik Lee Dimitris Zarras Theodore Steriotis Georgia Charalambopoulou Thanos Yamas Mayorkinos Papaelias |
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ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles |
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ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles |
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ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles |
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ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles |
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ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile Vehicles |
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enduruns: an integrated and flexible approach for seabed survey through autonomous mobile vehicles |
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
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2077-1312 |
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The oceans cover more than two-thirds of the planet, representing the vastest part of natural resources. Nevertheless, only a fraction of the ocean depths has been explored. Within this context, this article presents the H2020 ENDURUNS project that describes a novel scientific and technological approach for prolonged underwater autonomous operations of seabed survey activities, either in the deep ocean or in coastal areas. The proposed approach combines a hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle capable of moving using either thrusters or as a sea glider, combined with an Unmanned Surface Vehicle equipped with satellite communication facilities for interaction with a land station. Both vehicles are equipped with energy packs that combine hydrogen fuel cells and Li-ion batteries to provide extended duration of the survey operations. The Unmanned Surface Vehicle employs photovoltaic panels to increase the autonomy of the vehicle. Since these missions generate a large amount of data, both vehicles are equipped with onboard Central Processing units capable of executing data analysis and compression algorithms for the semantic classification and transmission of the acquired data. |
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autonomous underwater vehicles unmanned surface vehicles seabed survey habitat mapping autonomous ocean monitoring |
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doaj-9f8f68cb3fab49cc87b19b2b36698da52021-04-02T17:43:34ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122020-08-01863363310.3390/jmse8090633ENDURUNS: An Integrated and Flexible Approach for Seabed Survey Through Autonomous Mobile VehiclesSimone Marini0Nikolla Gjeci1Shashank Govindaraj2Alexandru But3Benjamin Sportich4Ennio Ottaviani5Fausto Pedro García Márquez6Pedro Jose Bernalte Sanchez7Jonas Pedersen8Casper Vetke Clausen9Fantina Madricardo10Fedeirca Foglini11Federico Bonofiglio12Laura Barbieri13Massimiliano Antonini14Yeidy Sorani Montenegro Camacho15Peter Weiss16Kathrin Nowak17Makthoum Peer18Thibaud Gobert19Alessio Turetta20Elias Chatzidouros21Dongik Lee22Dimitris Zarras23Theodore Steriotis24Georgia Charalambopoulou25Thanos Yamas26Mayorkinos Papaelias27Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 19032 La Spezia, ItalyOn AIR s.r.l., Via Carlo Barabino 26, 16129 Genova, ItalySpace Applications Services NV/SA, Leuvensesteenweg 325, 1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels Area, BelgiumSpace Applications Services NV/SA, Leuvensesteenweg 325, 1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels Area, BelgiumSpace Applications Services NV/SA, Leuvensesteenweg 325, 1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels Area, BelgiumOn AIR s.r.l., Via Carlo Barabino 26, 16129 Genova, ItalyETSI Industriales, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainETSI Industriales, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainTuco Group ApS, Krogsbjergvej 2, DK-5600 Faaborg, DenmarkTuco Group ApS, Krogsbjergvej 2, DK-5600 Faaborg, DenmarkInstitute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venezia, ItalyInstitute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyInstitute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 19032 La Spezia, ItalyInstitute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 19032 La Spezia, ItalyHysyTech s.r.l. Strada del Drosso, 33-18, 10135 Torino, ItalyHysyTech s.r.l. Strada del Drosso, 33-18, 10135 Torino, ItalyCOMEX, 36 Boulevard des Oceans, 13009 Marseille, FranceCOMEX, 36 Boulevard des Oceans, 13009 Marseille, FranceCOMEX, 36 Boulevard des Oceans, 13009 Marseille, FranceCOMEX, 36 Boulevard des Oceans, 13009 Marseille, FranceGraal Tech S.r.l., Via Tagliolini 26, 16152 Genova, ItalyEngitec Systems International Limited, 143 Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue Chrysanthou Business C, Limassol 3083, CyprusSchool of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, KoreaZ-GROUP, Apostolos Pavlou 9 Neo Irakleio, 141 22 Athens, GreeceNational Centre for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS”, Patriarchou Grigoriou E and 27 Neapoleos street, 153 41 Agia Paraskevi, GreeceNational Centre for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS”, Patriarchou Grigoriou E and 27 Neapoleos street, 153 41 Agia Paraskevi, GreeceALTUS-LSA, Renieri 9, 731 00 Chania, GreeceSchool of Metallurgy and Materials, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKThe oceans cover more than two-thirds of the planet, representing the vastest part of natural resources. Nevertheless, only a fraction of the ocean depths has been explored. Within this context, this article presents the H2020 ENDURUNS project that describes a novel scientific and technological approach for prolonged underwater autonomous operations of seabed survey activities, either in the deep ocean or in coastal areas. The proposed approach combines a hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle capable of moving using either thrusters or as a sea glider, combined with an Unmanned Surface Vehicle equipped with satellite communication facilities for interaction with a land station. Both vehicles are equipped with energy packs that combine hydrogen fuel cells and Li-ion batteries to provide extended duration of the survey operations. The Unmanned Surface Vehicle employs photovoltaic panels to increase the autonomy of the vehicle. Since these missions generate a large amount of data, both vehicles are equipped with onboard Central Processing units capable of executing data analysis and compression algorithms for the semantic classification and transmission of the acquired data.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/9/633autonomous underwater vehiclesunmanned surface vehiclesseabed surveyhabitat mappingautonomous ocean monitoring |