Autonomous movement of obsea underwater crawler for monitoring underwater environments

This paper presents the development and operational strategy of the OBSEA autonomous underwater crawler designed for continuous environmental monitoring. The crawler operates within a triangular configuration of three predefined objects in a laboratory environment. It performs sequential navigation...

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Autores: Falahzadehabarghouee, Ahmad, Mihai Toma, Daniel, Nogueras Cervera, Marc|||0000-0001-7272-0128, Martínez, Enoc, Carandell Widmer, Matias|||0000-0003-0559-4453, Aguzzi, Jacopo, Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/452132
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/452132
https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/iwp.2025.24.14002
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Oceanography -- Research
Oceanography -- Equipment and supplies
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Submarines (Ships)
Underwater monitoring
Underwater robot
Custom object tracking
Underwater crawler
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Internet Operated Vehicles (IOV)
Oceanografia -- Investigació
Oceanografia -- Aparells i instruments
Vehicles submergibles autònoms
Submarins
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica
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Sumario:This paper presents the development and operational strategy of the OBSEA autonomous underwater crawler designed for continuous environmental monitoring. The crawler operates within a triangular configuration of three predefined objects in a laboratory environment. It performs sequential navigation and monitoring tasks by approaching each object in a looped pattern to ensure comprehensive environmental coverage. Due to Obsea autonomous underwater crawler tethered nature, the crawler adopts a bidirectional traversal method to prevent cable entanglement. Using this approach ensures efficient and uninterrupted monitoring of underwater ecosystems.