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“Research team uses robots to search for shipwrecks” – Read more “Scientists travel to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary”, WBKBTV – Read more “LSU ME Professor, Students Design Underwater Robots to Study Shipwrecks” – Read more “Sensor...
Dynamic modeling and control of marine systems

Dynamic modeling and control of marine systems

Project description: Marine robotics has become an important research topic, with applications ranging from subsea oil and gas, construction, military and archaeological intervention, to deep sea specimen collection. Over the years, my group has focused on better...
Motion planning algorithms for surveys of shipwrecks

Motion planning algorithms for surveys of shipwrecks

Project description: The goal of this project is to develop motion planning algorithms for shipwreck surveys to enable data gathering in the proximity of the archaeological sites. The main challenge to address during this work is to ensure the robotic system will...
Underwater vision based navigation and control

Underwater vision based navigation and control

Project description: Autonomous underwater robots are significantly hindered by the underwater poor visibility conditions, decreasing their ability to closely perceive the environment. Nevertheless, optical cameras are one of the most cost effective perception sensors...