Bottom-following for remotely operated vehicles: Algorithms and experiments

Autonomous Robots

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-32

  Caccia, M ^a   Bruzzone, G ^a   Veruggio, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bottom following; Control systems; Guidance systems; Uncertainty; Underwater vehicles

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION PLANNING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUBMERSIBLES; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BOTTOM-FOLLOWING; GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 0037266218     PISSN: 09295593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020923402707     Document Type: Article

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