A hardware proof of concept of a sailing robot for ocean observation

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 462-469

  Neal, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marine vehicle control; Marine vehicle propulsion; Mobile robots; Ocean observation; Sailing

Indexed keywords

MARINE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTS; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

MARINE VEHICLE CONTROL; MARINE VEHICLE PROPULSION; OCEAN OBSERVATION; SAILING ROBOT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750131825     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2006.875101     Document Type: Article

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