Marine robotic systems are used in deep sea discovery. The robots are usually called Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). There are many problems in developing the systems, such as:
- complicated communications - limited bandwidth
- non-obvious vehicles position measurement
- current and wind disturbances
- manipulability with a floating-base manipulator
Why marine robotic systems are important? This is because of the use in the near future. They are:
- homeland security
- rise inspection
- intelligent sampling
- networked robotic ocean observatories
- expanding the quantity and quality of data available
- sensing and performing mechanical work in hazardous area or where humans cannot go
*Summary of IEEE RAS Magazine, Deep Sea Discovery
