Browsing Doctoral Theses by Subject "Underwater navigation"

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    • Contributions to automated realtime underwater navigation 

      Stanway, Michael Jordan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
      This dissertation presents three separate-but related-contributions to the art of underwater navigation. These methods may be used in postprocessing with a human in the loop, but the overarching goal is to enhance vehicle ...

    • Large-area visually augmented navigation for autonomous underwater vehicles 

      Eustice, Ryan M (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
      This thesis describes a vision-based, large-area, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm that respects the low-overlap imagery constraints typical of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) while exploiting ...

    • Performance analysis for lateral-line-inspired sensor arrays 

      Fernandez, Vicente I (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      The lateral line is a critical component of the fish sensory system, found to affect numerous aspects of behavior including maneuvering in complex fluid environments, schooling, prey tracking, and environment mapping. This ...

    • Self consistent bathymetric mapping from robotic vehicles in the deep ocean 

      Roman, Christopher N (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
      Obtaining accurate and repeatable navigation for robotic vehicles in the deep ocean is difficult and consequently a limiting factor when constructing vehicle-based bathymetric maps. This thesis presents a methodology to ...