Dynamic Autonomous Surface Vehicle Control and Applications in Environmental Monitoring

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.15951v1
• Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:55:52 GMT
• Title: Dynamic Autonomous Surface Vehicle Control and Applications in Environmental Monitoring
• Authors: Nare Karapetyan, Jason Moulton, and Ioannis Rekleitis
• Abstract summary: This paper addresses the problem of robotic operations in the presence of adversarial forces. The presence of wind and/or currents produces external forces acting on the vehicle which quite often divert it from its intended path. By measuring these phenomena, wind and current, and modelling their impact on the vessel, actions can be taken to alleviate their effect.
• Score: 1.6774978731594548
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of robotic operations in the presence of adversarial forces. We presents a complete framework for survey operations: waypoint generation,modelling of forces and tuning the control. In many applications of environmental monitoring, search and exploration, and bathymetric mapping, the vehicle has to traverse in straight lines parallel to each other, ensuring there are no gaps and no redundant coverage. During operations with an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) however, the presence of wind and/or currents produces external forces acting on the vehicle which quite often divert it from its intended path. Similar issues have been encountered during aerial or underwater operations. By measuring these phenomena, wind and current, and modelling their impact on the vessel, actions can be taken to alleviate their effect and ensure the correct trajectory is followed.

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