This paper addresses the development of a modular hardware architecture for design/construction/operation remotely operated vehicle (ROV), based on systems engineering. The Vee model is first presented as sequential process that emphasizes validation processes with stakeholders and verification plans in production stages ROV’s life cycle. conceptual design starts mapping user requirements to en...

We argue that the conventional approach to Interactive Machine ~Ih-anslation is not the best way to p rov ide assistance to skilled translators, and propose an alternative whose central feature is the use of the target text as a medium of interaction. We describe an automat ic wordcompletion system intended to serve as a vehicle for exploring the feasibility of this new approach, and give resul...

Habitat mapping, physical characteristics and benthic community of a rhodolith bed in the Pelagie Islands (Strait Sicily, Mediterranean Sea) were studied through Multi–Beam Echo–Sounder (MBES), Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) grab samples. The geomorphological analysis revealed an articulated wide bed; video inspections highlighted with high coverage, few sandy patches prevalence boxwork morpho...

Marine biologists desire an automated system for observing gelatinous zooplankton. This study represents the first attempt at real-time robotic tracking of a gelatinous animal in the open ocean. Challenges stem from uneven lighting, encounters with other marine life and frequent out-of-frame events. Analysis of a large video library of human-controlled jelly tracking supported selection of an a...

A new species belonging to the pinguipedid genus Parapercis is described herein from a single specimen collected via remotely operated vehicle (ROV) rariphotic depths in Western Province of Solomon Islands. rota, species, readily distinguished all other congeners by unique pigmentation pattern comprising four large, rounded, orangish-olive saddles dorsally on flank, each with distinct, dorsomed...

Unmanned Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are widely used in safety-critical missions, spanning across monitoring, surveillance, and search rescue missions. In most cases, the human operator controls ROV under stressful conditions harsh environments. The physical mental states of vital as they may cause involuntary movements, issuing unintentional commands due to fatigue or stress. Consequentl...