Visual odometry is critical in visual simultaneous localization and mapping for robot navigation. However, the pose estimation performance of most current visual odometry algorithms degrades in scenes with une...
The four-track walking mining vehicle can better cope with the complex terrain of cobalt-rich crusts on the seabed. To explore the influence of different parameters on the obstacle-crossing ability of mining v...
The performance of an integrated thermal management system significantly influences the stability of special-purpose vehicles; thus, enhancing the heat transfer of the radiator is of great significance. Common...
Sediments in the seabed hold vital clues to the study of marine geology, microbial communities and history of ocean life, and the remote operated vehicle (ROV) mounted tubular sampling is an important way to o...
Aiming at the requirement of the full-ocean-depth (operating water depth 11000 m) manned submersible to carry out the gas-tight sampling operation of the abyss seabed sediment, a kind of full-ocean-depth carri...
Sea wave energy generators or converters (WECs) have the potential to become a viable technology for clean, renewable energy production. Among the WEC technologies, the oscillating water columns (OWCs) are the...
Water lubricated guide bearings for hydro turbines and pumps are conventionally designed with multiple axial grooves to provide effectively cooling and flushing away abrasives. Due to the variety of groove con...
Deep-sea sediment is extremely important in marine scientific research, such as that concerning marine geology and microbial communities. The research findings are closely related to the in-situ information of...
The trajectory tracking control problem is addressed for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in marine environment, with presence of the influence of the uncertain factors including ocean current disturbance, ...
It is of a vital importance to reduce the frictional losses in marine diesel engines. Advanced surface textures have provided an effective solution to friction performance of rubbing pairs due to the rapid dev...
Underwater vehicles are being emphasized as highly integrated and intelligent devices for a significant number of oceanic operations. However, their precise operation is usually hindered by disturbances from a...
Researchers seldom study the optimum design of a mechanical connector for subsea oil-gas pipeline based upon the sealing performance. An optimal design method of a novel subsea pipeline mechanical connector is...
The formation of hybrid underwater gliders has advantages in sustained ocean observation with high resolution and more adaptation for complicated ocean tasks. However, the current work mostly focused on the tr...
