A dual-use visible light approach to integrated communication and localization of underwater robots with application to non-destructive nuclear reactor inspection

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2445-2450

  Rust, Ian C ^a   Asada, H Harry ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

integrated communication and localization; Kalman filter; nuclear power plant inspection; underwater communication; underwater localization; visible light communication

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; FEEDBACK; KALMAN FILTERS; LIGHT EMISSION; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION;

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION AND LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION SYSTEM; LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATION; UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION; UNDERWATER LOCALIZATION; UNDERWATER ROBOTS; VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTERS; WIRELESS UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84864469871     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2012.6224718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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