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Autonomous contact-based thickness measurement from a multirotor UAV
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne avhandlingen undersøker automatiseringen av tykkelsesmålinger ved hjelp av en ultralydssonde montert på en drone. Bruk av ubemannede luftfartøyer (unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)) for ikke-destruktiv testing ... -
Autonomous Distributed 3D Radiation Field Estimation for Nuclear Environment Characterization
(Chapter, 2021)This paper contributes a method designed to enable autonomous distributed 3D nuclear radiation field mapping. The algorithm uses a single radiation sensor and a sequence of spatially distributed and robotically acquired ... -
Autonomous Docking Control System for the Otter USV: A Machine Learning Approach
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masteroppgaven utforsker muligheten for å bruke dyp forsterkende læring (eng. deep reinforcement learning, DRL) til å utvikle et autonomt dokkingsystem for en underaktuert overflatefarkost. Autonome marine fartøy er ... -
Autonomous docking using direct optimal control
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We propose a method for performing autonomous docking of marine vessels using numerical optimal control. The task is framed as a dynamic positioning problem, with the addition of spatial constraints that ensure collision ... -
Autonomous Drifting of a 1:5 Scale Model Car
(Master thesis, 2011)Current automotive safety systems restrict the vehicle to the linear region of operation where the sideslip angle is small. Recent research in the field has discovered that drifting possesses unstable equilibria in which ... -
Autonomous Drilling Using Reinforcement Learning
(Master thesis, 2021)Prosessen bak brønnboring krever store investeringer. Optimalisering av operasjonelle parametere med den henskikt å maksimere borerate(eng:rate of penetration (ROP)) er derfor et naturlig diskusjonstema. Optimalisering av ... -
Autonomous driving of a small-scale electric truck model with dynamic wireless charging
(Master thesis, 2019)Automated wireless power transfer can be seen as an enabling technology for autonomous vehicles. At SINTEF Energy Research a 1/14 scale electric truck model [13] had been used for demonstrating such technology. The truck ... -
Autonomous Drone Landing using Deep Reinforcement Learning
(Master thesis, 2020)Landingsproblemet har lenge vært et omdiskutert forskningstema i reguleringsteknikkmiljøet. Et flertall av utviklede systemer har vært sterkt avhengig av omfattende modellering av den kontrollerte prosessen før man utnytter ... -
Autonomous Drone with Object Pickup Capabilities
(Master thesis, 2016)The objective with this project was to create an autonomous drone with the capability to pick up, and deliver an object, without any human interference. This is an continuation of the work done during the pre-project. The ... -
Autonomous environmental monitoring probe for aquaculture sites
(Master thesis, 2012)This project aims to develop an instrument that is capable of moving vertically in a controlled manner along a taut string from the sea surface to a predetermined depth while measuring pertinent seawater parameters. The ... -
Autonomous Exploration and General Visual Inspection of Ship Ballast Water Tanks using Aerial Robots
(Chapter, 2023)This paper presents a solution for the autonomous exploration and inspection of Ballast Water Tanks (BWTs) of marine vessels using aerial robots. Ballast tank compartments are critical for a vessel's safety and correspond ... -
Autonomous Flow-Through RGB and Hyperspectral Imaging for Unmanned Surface Vehicles
(Journal article, 2023)The process of collecting samples for traditional microscopic analyses can be costly and time-consuming. We present the design of an autonomous flow-through imaging (AFTI) system tailored for small unmanned surface vehicles ... -
Autonomous Icing Protection Solution for Small Unmanned Aircraft: An Icing Detection, Anti-Icing and De-Icing Solution
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:275, Doctoral thesis, 2016)This monograph is motivated by the lack of an autonomous icing protection solution for small unmanned aerial vehicles. The atmospheric phenomenon commonly referred to as aircraft icing is one the most dangerous weather ... -
Autonomous inspection and maintenance missions with AI planning and the ROSPlan framework
(Master thesis, 2023)Etterspørselen etter automatiserte løsninger er stadig økende i nesten alle aspekter av den moderne verden. Industrisektoren har alltid vært i tidlig ute med automatisering, og med dagens avansert databehandling og kunstig ... -
Autonomous Inspection of Wind Turbines and Buildings using an UAV
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis describes the use of optical flow and Hough transform in local navigation,particularly the case of inspecting wind turbines and buildings for damages. The goal isto create an observer capable of estimating the ... -
Autonomous Landing of a Multirotor UAV on a Platform in Motion
(Master thesis, 2018)Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) high maneuverability and their capability to hover, makes them an extensively used platform in many fields of applications. However, their limitations in flight time challenge the ... -
Autonomous Landing of Fixed-Wing UAV in a Stationary Net - Path and Navigation System
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis present a path and navigation system, used in a autonomous net landing system for a fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A landing path of a UAV can be constructed as a straight line path, but in order for ... -
Autonomous Landing of Fixed-Wing UAV in Net suspended by Multirotor UAVs - A Fixed-Wing Landing System
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis presents an autonomous landing system designed for an fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to land in a net suspended by multirotor UAVs. Ordinary landing of an fixed-wing UAV usually involves landing on a ... -
Autonomous landing of Fixed-Wing UAV in net suspended by Multirotor UAVs - A Multirotor recovery system
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis considers the recovery of a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in a net suspended by multirotor UAVs. Motivated by marine fixed-wing UAV operations from ships, where limited landing space and harsh weather ... -
Autonomous landing of multi-rotor UAV
(Master thesis, 2018)A GPS and camera-based landing system for navigating a multirotor UAV from a set of arbitrary GPS coordinates to a floating platform has been proposed. The camera-based sub-system uses a target (a specific geometrical ...