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Author:   G.N. Roberts ,  R. Sutton
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781849194792

ISBN 10:   1849194793
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   30 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Chapter 1: Editorial: further advances in unmanned marine vehicles Chapter 2: ROV LATIS: next generation smart underwater vehicle Chapter 3: HyBIS: a new concept in versatile, 6000-m rated robotic underwater vehicles Chapter 4: An AUV project applied to studies on manoeuvrability of underwater vehicles Chapter 5: Neural network-based switching adaptive control for a remotely operated vehicle Chapter 6: Development of dynamic positioning and tracking system for the ROV Minerva Chapter 7: Port-Hamiltonian control of fully actuated underwater vehicles Chapter 8: Sonar-based simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous underwater vehicles Chapter 9: T-REX: partitioned inference for AUV mission control Chapter 10: Vehicle-following for unmanned surface vehicles Chapter 11: An automatic control and fault-tolerant multi-sensor navigation system design for an unmanned maritime vehicle Chapter 12: Cooperative control of multiple autonomous marine vehicles: theoretical foundations and practical issues Chapter 13: Hybrid glider: motivation, design and evaluation Chapter 14: The enhanced Folaga: a hybrid AUV with modular payloads Chapter 15: A biomimetic underwater vehicle design concept Chapter 16: Development of robotic fish for the next generation unmanned marine vehicle Chapter 17: Nature in engineering for monitoring the oceans: comparison of the energetic costs of marine animals and AUVs

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Geoff Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Mechatronics at the University of Wales and Visiting Professor of Mechatronic Systems at Coventry University. He is a member of the IFAC Technical Committee on Marine Systems and a member of the IFAC Technical Committee on Mechatronic Systems. Robert Sutton is currently a Professor of Control Systems Engineering in the School of Marine Science and Engineering at Plymouth University. In addition, he is a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control Technical Committee on Marine Systems and the Society for Underwater Technology Underwater Robotics Group Committee.

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