SciSys has been involved in the development of planetary aerobots (arial robots) funded by the European Space Agency for use on Mars and has developed image-based localisation technology as part of the activity. However, it is possible to use aerobots in a different environment to investigate issues regarding robotics behaviour, such as data handling, limited processing power, and limited sensors. This paper summarises the activity where an aerobot platform was used to investigate the use of multiple autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) by simulating their movement and behaviour. It reports on the computer simulations and the real-world tests carried out and the lessons learned from these experiments.


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    Title :

    Robotic experiments with cooperative aerobots and underwater swarms


    Additional title:

    Roboterexperimente mit kooperativen Aerobots und Unterwasserschwärmen


    Contributors:
    Honary, Ehsan (author) / McQuade, Frank (author) / Ward, Roger (author) / Woodrow, Ian (author) / Shaw, Andy (author) / Barnes, Dave (author) / Fyfe, Matthew (author)

    Published in:

    Robotica ; 27 , 1 ; 37-49


    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    13 Seiten, 16 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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