Marine Robot Autonomy

Abstract

Autonomy for Marine Robots provides a timely and insightful overviewof intelligent autonomy in marine robots. A brief history of thisemerging field is provided, along with a discussion of the challengesunique to the underwater environment and their impact on the levelof intelligent autonomy required. Topics covered at length examineadvanced frameworks, path-planning, fault tolerance, machine learning,and cooperation as relevant to marine robots that need intelligentautonomy.This book also:Discusses and offers solutions for the unique challenges presentedby more complex missions and the dynamic underwater environment whenoperating autonomous marine robotsIncludes case studies that demonstrate intelligent autonomy in marinerobots to perform underwater simultaneous localization and mappingAutonomy for Marine Robots is an ideal book for researchers and engineersinterested in the field of marine robots.