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HAUV-USV Collaborative Operation System for Hydrological Monitoring

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Research in marine hydrographic environmental monitoring continues to deepen, necessitating a hardware platform capable of traversing air–water interfaces to collect vertical gradient parameters across oceanographic profiles. This paper proposes a deeply
Qiusheng Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shipboard Landing Challenges for Autonomous Parafoils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
21st AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference, Dublin, Ireland, May 23-26, 2011.This paper examines some of the challenges that must be overcome if future aerial delivery systems are to have the capability to land on the _ight deck of a
Hewgley, Charles W.   +2 more
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The design of an autonomous maritime navigation system for unmanned surface vehicles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper presents the development of an autonomous maritime navigation system for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). In the autonomous system various maritime navigational devices are connected to obtain necessary navigational information but with ...
Bucknall, R, Liu, W, Liu, Y, Song, R
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JRC - Alenia Aeronautica Coupled UAS and Spaceborne SAR Campaign in Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The European maritime area is one of Europe’s most important assets with regard to resources, security and ultimately prosperity of the Member States. A significant part of Europe’s economy relies directly or indirectly on it. It is not just the shipping
GONCALVES DA SILVA VITOR   +1 more
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Autonomous Swarms of Unmanned Vehicles: Software Control System and Ground Vehicle Testing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Unmanned vehicles are being developed for a wide variety of scientific, and military uses. Using a coordinated team allows for greater robustness, flexibility or ease of use.
Kirsch, Patricia Jean
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Learn to Navigate: Cooperative Path Planning for Unmanned Surface Vehicles Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has witnessed a rapid growth in the recent decade and has been applied in various practical applications in both military and civilian domains. USVs can either be deployed as a single unit or multiple vehicles in a fleet to
Xinyuan Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Navy Employment Options for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)

open access: yes, 2013
This report assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are suitable for supporting U.S. Navy missions and functions. It briefly characterizes the current and emerging USV marketplaces to provide a baseline for near-term capabilities, describes USV concepts of employment to support diverse U.S. Navy missions and functions,
Savitz, Scott   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Research on Photovoltaic Power Generation Characteristics of Small Ocean Observation Unmanned Surface Vehicles

open access: yesEnergies
Under the action of waves, a small unmanned surface vehicle (USV) will experience continuous oscillation, significantly impacting its photovoltaic power generation system.
Weiwei Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlling Unmanned Surface Vehicle Rocket using GPS Tracking Method

open access: yesInternational Journal of Technology, 2017
An unmanned surface vehicle (USV) is operated on the water surface for specific purposes. USV can be used in waters that cannot be entered by crewed boats, such as environments with high levels of threat or that are contaminated by nuclear, biological,
Onny Sutresman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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