Let’s shrink it: Hydrobatic Underwater Robots for Confined Spaces
Confined aquatic environments range from rivers and marinas to constrained industry basins such as nuclear storage ponds.These scenarios pose challenging yet promising tasks to be... Read More
Expanding Ocean Observing Systems in time, space and the parameter dimensions for societal benefit
Ocean Observing Systems (OOSes) consist of many types of technology for measuring ocean parameters, generally divided between the “sensor” and the “platform” that supports it... Read More
TUTORIAL 3 INTRO: Integration of interdisciplinary data for landscape mapping of submerged ancient cities: the uBlueTec approach
In this tutorial, we will work on the treatment of a series of interdisciplinary data from an archaeological submerged site, that was a pilot of... Read More
MBZIRC TUTORIAL 4: GNSS-denied over-water navigation for UAVs and USV by Nomagic Warsaw MIMotaurs
This tutorial dives into Nomagic Warsaw MIMotaurs’ solution for a drone and USV competition that demanded over-water navigation without visual cues. In this entirely radio-based... Read More
Heterogeneous multi-agent systems for monitoring and preservation of marine environment
Oceans are negatively affected by human activities that harm marine life, undermine coastal communities and impact human health, with marine pollution being one of the... Read More
Enhancing cetacean research through whale-watching tourism in the Mid-Atlantic
Long-term data series have become increasingly relevant to address global changes largely triggered by anthropogenic activities. In cetacean research, continuous advances in technology have allowed... Read More
TUTORIAL 6 INTRO: The Maritime Computer Vision Initiative (MaCVi): Use-Cases and Hands-On
In this tutorial, we discuss the computer vision aspects of maritime robotics, spotlighting the MaCVi initiative—a collaborative effort originating from the success of the 1st... Read More
Company presentation: Deep Trekker Inc.
Deep Trekker designs and manufactures rapid deployment, low logistics commercial ROVs with advanced survey capabilities that are ideal for a variety of industrial applications. Our... Read More
TUTORIAL 2 INTRO: Underwater optical 3D imaging
A pinhole camera model forms a basis of in-the-air imaging and is characterized by a single focal point. In underwater imaging camera is enclosed and... Read More
Doing more with less – effective use of limited acoustic bandwidth
Communication and navigation on and above the surface of the ocean is mostly accomplished using electromagnetic waves. Once below the surface, electromagnetic waves do not... Read More