Advanced perception, navigation and planning for autonomous in-water ship hull inspection

Inspection of ship hulls and marine structures using autonomous underwater vehicles has emerged as a unique and challenging application of robotics. The problem poses rich questions in physical design and operation, perception and navigation, and planning, driven by difficulties arising from the aco...

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Main Authors: Hover, Franz S. (Contributor), Eustice, Ryan M. (Author), Kim, Ayoung (Author), Englot, Brendan J. (Contributor), Johannsson, Hordur (Contributor), Kaess, Michael (Contributor), Leonard, John Joseph (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sage Publications, 2013-04-24T17:02:02Z.
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