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Formation Control With Obstacle Avoidance of Underwater Swarms Based on Relative Visual Feedback

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater multi‐robot and swarm systems require advanced methodologies for controlling collective behavior. Conventional single‐robot techniques, such as tethering, sonar imaging, and acoustic localization, are not scalable or effective for swarm applications.
Andrea Infanti, Saverio Iacoponi, Saif Alameri, Mohamed El Hanbaly, Mohammed Tarnini, Cesare Stefanini, Giulia De Masi, Federico Renda   +7 more
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Sonar image recognition based on fine-tuned convolutional neural network [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
To solve the problem of sonar image recognition, a sonar image recognition method based on fine-tuned Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is proposed in this paper.
Zhu Zhaotong, Hu Youfeng
doaj   +1 more source

Dumpsite Seabed Characterization of the San Pedro Basin, CA, From Autonomous Vehicle Observations

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A wide‐area seabed survey was conducted using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in a known dumpsite off the coast of Southern California that has been found to have widespread sediment contamination from the chemical dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).
Ryan A. McCarthy, Dylan Kriegman, Sophia T. Merrifield, Heidi Batchelor, Eric J. Terrill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Side-Scan Sonar Image Matching Method Based on Topology Representation

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
In the realm of underwater environment detection, achieving information matching stands as a pivotal step, forming an indispensable component for collaborative detection and research in areas such as distributed mapping.
Dianyu Yang, Jingfeng Yu, Can Wang, Chensheng Cheng, Guang Pan, Xin Wen, Feihu Zhang   +6 more
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Spatial coding in sonar imaging

Electronics Letters, 2017
A practical deployment is presented for sonar imaging with fewer transmitters and receivers. Spatial coding via transmit beamforming is used for target detection and localisation. Transmit beamforming reduces the ambiguity in a model and improves imaging performance.
Jingxi Wang, Xin Guo, Feng‐Xiang Ge, Gonzalo R. Arce   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

ADAPT: An Autonomous Forklift for Construction Site Operation

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient material logistics are critical in controlling costs and schedules in the construction industry. However, manual material handling remains prone to inefficiencies, delays, and safety risks. Autonomous forklifts offer a solution to streamline on‐site logistics, reducing reliance on human operators and mitigating labor shortages.
Johannes Huemer, Markus Murschitz, Matthias Schörghuber, Lukas Reisinger, Thomas Kadiofsky, Christoph Weidinger, Mario Niedermeyer, Benedikt Widy, Marcel Zeilinger, Csaba Beleznai, Tobias Glück, Andreas Kugi, Patrik Zips   +12 more
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Robotics for Crop Pollination: Recent Advances and Future Direction

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is great interest in alternative pollination strategies for crop production in the face of climate change and perennial threats to the traditional pollination mechanisms. This review explores the potential of robotic pollination as a promising solution to these challenges affecting crop fertilization, agricultural sustainability, and ...
Ranjan Sapkota, Matthew D. Whiting, Dawood Ahmed, Manoj Karkee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic robots driven by smart materials: Motion forms, stimulation methods and applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Biomimetic robots enhance adaptability by mimicking biological systems, but rigid materials limit performance. Smart materials with stimuli responsiveness and shape adaptability enable more flexible actuation and improved environmental interaction.
Zeyu Yang, Yehong Peng, Shibo Xue, Yujiang Zhuang, Xiang Gong, Guiwei Li, Lei Ren, Wenzheng Wu, Luquan Ren   +8 more
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Environmental Stressors Influence Spatial Complexity in a Fluvial Macrophyte meadow

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
This research investigates the nonlinear relationships between environmental stressors and the fine‐scale spatial complexity of a fluvial macrophytes meadow. The use of multivariate spatial analysis allowed us to identify two major environmental gradients (nutrients and light) and two major complexity gradients (related to abundance and fragmentation).
Arthur de Grandpré, Christophe Kinnard, Andrea Bertolo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Resolution Satellite Imagery Reveals Landscape‐Scale Benthic Habitat Changes in a Turbid Coral Reef

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
High‐resolution satellite imagery and landscape metrics revealed a 77% decline in coral‐dominated habitats at Abrolhos Bank between 2010 and 2024, accompanied by macroalgal and zoanthid expansion. Spatial reorganisation indicates increasing fragmentation, homogenisation and loss of reef structural complexity.
Thais Andrade Galvão de Medeiros, Maria Laura Zoffoli, Gabriel Moiano, Vittorio Brando, Milton Kampel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source