Synopses & Reviews
'Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) include autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles and unmanned surface craft. Considerable importance is being placed on the design and development of such vehicles as they provide cost effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This new book highlights the advanced technology which is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing area of research.'
Synopsis
Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) is a collective term used to describe autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles, and unmanned surface craft. Considerable interest has been shown in UMVs by the military, civilian and scientific communities due to their ability to undertake designated missions whilst either operating autonomously and/or on co-operation with other types of vehicle. Increasing importance is also being placed on the design and development of such vehicles as they are capable of providing cost effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This book draws attention to the advanced technology which is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing field of study.
Synopsis
Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) include autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles and unmanned surface craft. Considerable importance is being placed on the design and development of such vehicles, as they provide cost-effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This book highlights the advanced technology that is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing area of research.
About the Author
'Geoff Roberts graduated from the University of Portsmouth, completed a MSc in Advanced Marine Engineering at RNEC Manadon, and was awarded a PhD from the University of Wales. He was commissioned in the Instructor Specialisation of the Royal Navy for 17 years, spending most of his time at RNEC Manadon, where his final appointment was as Head of Control and Reader in Marine Systems. Leaving the Royal Navy in 1994, he joined the faculty of the University of Wales, Newport, as Reader in Mechatronics where he established the Mechatronics Research Centre. He was awarded University of Wales Personal Chair in 1998. He is currently with the Control Theory and Applications Centre (CTAC) at Coventry University.Robert Sutton holds the degrees of BEng (Tech) in Engineering Production, and MEng and PhD in Control Engineering from the University of Wales. Prior to joining the Royal Navy as a Commissioned Officer in 1976, he served general engineering and student apprenticeships with Firth Cleveland Fastenings Limited, Pontypridd, UK, followed by a period as a research student in the Industrial Engineering Unit, UWIST, Cardiff. On completion of his service in 1992 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, he took up an appointment at the University of Plymouth. Currently, he is Head of the MIDAS Research Group.'
Table of Contents
'1: Navigation, Guidance and Control of Unmanned Marine Vehicles, G.N. Roberts and R. Sutton
2: Nonlinear Modelling, Identification and Control of UUVs, T.I. Fossen and A. Ross
3: Guidance Laws, Obstacle Avoidance and Artificial Potential Functions, A.J. Healey
4: Behaviour Control of UUVs, M. Carreras, P. Ridao, R. Garcia and J. Batlle
5: Thruster Control Allocation for Over-Actuated, Open Frame Underwater Vehicles, E. Omerdic and G.N. Roberts
6: Switching-Based Supervisory Control of Underwater Vehicles, G. Ippoliti, L. Jetto and S. Longhi
7: Navigation, Guidance and Control of the Hammerhead Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, D. Loebis, W. Naeem, R. Sutton, J. Chudley and A. Tiano
8: Robust Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and its Verification on a Tethered Flight Vehicle, Z. Feng and R. Allen
9: Low-Cost High Precision Motion Control for ROV\'s, M. Caccia
10: Autonomous Manipulation for an Intervention AUV, G. Marani, J. Yuh and S.K. Choi
11: AUV [r2D4\', Its operation, and Road Map for AUV Development, T. Ura
12: Guidance & Control of a Biomimetic-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, J. Guo
13: Seabed-Relative Navigation by Hybrid Structured Lighting, F. Dalgleish, S. Tetlow and R.L. Allwood
14: Advances in Real-Time Spatio-Temporal 3D Visualisation for Underwater Robotic Exploration, S.C. Martin, L.L. Whitcomb, R. Arsenault, M. Plumlee and C. Ware
15: Unmanned Surface Vehicles - Game Changing Technology for Naval Operations, S.J. Corfield and J.M. Young
16: Modelling, Simulation and Control of an Autonomous Surface Marine Vehicle for Surveying Applications Measuring Dolphin MESSIN, J. Majohr and T. Buch
17: Vehicle and Mission Control of Single and Multiple Autonomous Marine Robots, A. Pascoal, C. Silvestre and P. Oliveira
18: Wave-Piercing Autonomous Vehicles, H. Young, J. Ferguson, S. Phillips and D. Hook
19: Dynamics, Control and Coordination of Underwater Gliders, R. Bachmayer, N.E. Leonard, P. Bhatta, E. Fiorelli and J.G. Graver
Index'