An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with less noise and vortices as well as efficient power consumption, is pursued in this research by inspiration of shark swimming. Design, hydrodynamic analysis, modeling, fabrication, navigation, and control of this novel AUV is the main goal of this research. Detailed explanation of the test and experiment with a brief overview on fabrication are provide...

This paper describes the basic control, navigation, and mapping methods and experiments a hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to explore flooded cenotes in Mexico as part of the DEPTHX project. We describe the low level control system of the vehicle, and present a dead reckoning navigation filter that compensates for frequent Doppler velocity log (DVL) dropouts. Sonar data col...

The Autonomous Systems Lab of EPFL is developing, within the framework of an ESA program, an ultra-lightweight solar autonomous model airplane called Sky-Sailor with embedded navigation and control systems. The main goal of this project is to jointly undertake research on navigation, control of the plane and also work on the design of the structure, the energy generation system. The airplane wi...

This paper focuses on the development of a novel Human Machine Interaction strategy based on Augmented Reality for the semi-autonomous navigation of a power wheelchair. The final goal is the development of a shared control, combining direct control by the user with the comfort of an autonomous navigation based on augmented reality markers. A first evaluation has been performed on the real test ...

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. and students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston University have cooperated to develop an autonomous aerial vehicle that won the 1996 International Aerial Robotics Competition. This paper describes the approach, system architecture and subsystem designs for the entry. This entry represents a combination of many technology areas: naviga...

Though significant progress on autonomous navigation has been made, the natural world offers interesting examples of navigational techniques that are worth exploring and understanding. The cognitive mechanism of mental rotation has been revealed in numerous cognitive and neuroscientific experiments; its reason for existence and evolution, however, has yet to be thoroughly understood. It is spec...

Applying low-cost sensors for the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) of an autonomous Uninhibited Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an extremely challenging area. This paper presents the real-time results of applying a low-cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for the GNC. The INS/GPS navigation loop provides continuous and reliable navigation solutions to ...

Autonomous Navigation Modules are capable of driving a robotic platform without human direct participation. It is usual to have more than one Autonomous Navigation Modules in the same work space. When an emergency situation occurs, these modules should achieve a desired formation in order to efficiently escape and avoid motion deadlock. We address the collaboration problem between two agents su...

is paper presents a modular design concept of autonomous navigation software for planetary rovers. e software covers major navigation functions such as autonomous localisation and mapping, visual rock detection, and path planning. e proposed design includes a generic data pipeline which produces a sequence of data products based on sensory raw data. To effectively and efficiently integrate t...

Combining the technologies of the satellite formation flying with the satellite to satellite tracking (SST), the effect of satellite formation flying on autonomous navigation is analyzed in this paper. Considering the effect of satellite formation flying, the autonomous navigation system with relative inertial-position vector measurement is proposed firstly. Then, observability of the system wi...