Docking of Non-Holonomic AUVs in Presence of Ocean Currents: A Comparative Survey

This paper presents a comparative study of docking algorithms intended for non-holonomic autonomous underwater vehicles, docking in funnel-shaped docking stations, operating under the influence of ocean currents. While descriptive surveys have been already reported in the literature, our goal is to...

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Autores: Esteba Masjuan, Joan, Cieśląk, Patryk, Palomeras Rovira, Narcís, Ridao Rodríguez, Pere
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/20308
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/20308
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vehicles submergibles
Submersibles
Robots autònoms
Autonomous robots
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Sumario:This paper presents a comparative study of docking algorithms intended for non-holonomic autonomous underwater vehicles, docking in funnel-shaped docking stations, operating under the influence of ocean currents. While descriptive surveys have been already reported in the literature, our goal is to compare the most relevant algorithms through realistic Monte Carlo simulations to provide an insight into their performance. To this aim, a new numerical performance indicator is proposed, which, based on the geometry of the manoeuvre, is able to characterize a successful or unsuccessful docking, providing a metric for comparison. The experimental study is carried out using hardware-in-the-loop simulation by means of the Stonefish simulator, including the dynamic/hydrodynamic model of the Sparus II AUV, models of all internal and external sensors, and the collision geometry representing the docking station