Robotic experiments with cooperative aerobots and underwater swarms

Authors:
Ehsan Honary;Frank Mcquade;Roger Ward;Ian Woodrow;Andy Shaw;Dave Barnes;Matthew Fyfe
Affiliations:
Scisys, clothier road, bristol bs4 5ss, uk.;Scisys, clothier road, bristol bs4 5ss, uk.;Scisys, clothier road, bristol bs4 5ss, uk.;Systems engineering & assessment (sea) ltd., beckington castle, castle corner, beckington, frome ba11 6tb, uk.;Scisys, clothier road, bristol bs4 5ss, uk.;University of wales aberystwyth, computer science department, penglais, aberystwyth, ceredigion, sy23 3db, wales, uk.;Systems consultants services (scs) limited, henley-on-thames, oxfordshire, england, rg9 2jn.
Venue:
Robotica
Year:
2009

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Abstract

SciSys has been involved in the development of Planetary Aerobots (arial robots) funded by the European Space Agency for use on Mars and has developed image-based localisation technology as part of the activity. However, it is possible to use Aerobots in a different environment to investigate issues regarding robotics behaviour, such as data handling, limited processing power, and limited sensors. This paper summarises the activity where an Aerobot platform was used to investigate the use of multiple autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) by simulating their movement and behaviour. It reports on the computer simulations and the real-world tests carried out and the lessons learned from these experiments.