Development and Sea Trials of Vision-Based Control for Sampling-AUV

摘要

This study focuses on the two vision-based control technologies for sampling-AUV(S-AUV) to observe and sample objects on the seabed. One is the visual interface between shipboard researchers and the S-AUV via an acoustic modem for obtaining the seabed information. We are able to select the sampling target object in-situ using this visual interface and instruct it to the S-AUV. The other is the visual tracking technique for sampling target objects in the underwater environment. We succeeded three times in a row in sampling experiments at a depth of 80m-120m in Suruga Bay in March 2018.