A peak-capture algorithm used on an autonomous underwater vehicle in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill response scientific survey

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 484-496

  Zhang, Yanwu ^a   McEwen, Robert S ^a   Ryan, John P ^a   Bellingham, James G ^a   Thomas, Hans ^a   Thompson, Charles H ^b   Rienecker, Erich ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STENNIS SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH-RESOLUTION SURVEY; HYDROCARBON PLUME; MODIFIED ALGORITHMS; MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; SECOND CROSSING; SPILL RESPONSE; SUCCESSIVE CROSSINGS; THIN LAYERS; VERTICAL DIMENSIONS; WATER COLUMNS; WATER SAMPLES;

ALGORITHMS; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; SHIP INSTRUMENTS; SHIPS; SUBMERSIBLES; SURVEYS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 79959556739     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20399     Document Type: Article

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