Browsing MIT Libraries by Subject "Underwater navigation"
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Contributions to automated realtime underwater navigation
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Underwater object localization using a biomimetic binaural sonar
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)