• Autonomous Mapping and Spectroscopic Analysis of Distributed Radiation Fields using Aerial Robots 

      Mascarich, Frank; Kulkarni, Mihir; Wilson, Taylor; Alexis, Konstantinos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper presents a strategy for field estimation and informative path planning towards autonomous mapping and radiological characterization of distributed gamma radiation fields within confined GPS-denied environments ...
    • Autonomous Maritime Collision Avoidance: Field verification of Autonomous Surface Vehicle Behavior in Challenging Scenarios 

      Kufoalor, D. Kwame Minde; Johansen, Tor Arne; Brekke, Edmund Førland; Hepsø, Arild; Trnka, Kenan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We present results from sea trials for an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) equipped with a collision avoidance system based on model predictive control (MPC). The sea trials were performed in the North Sea as part of an ...
    • Autonomous Monitoring and Inspection Operations with UUVs in Fish Farms 

      Kelasidi, Eleni; Su, Biao; Caharija, Walter; Føre, Martin; Pedersen, Magnus Oshaug; Frank, Kevin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In this study, a general control framework for autonomous operations in highly complex and dynamically changing environments such as fish farms is proposed and experimentally validated. Since fish farms feature an environment ...
    • Autonomous Monitoring and Inspection Operations with UUVs in Fish Farms 

      Kelasidi, Eleni; Su, Biao; Caharija, Walter; Føre, Martin; Pedersen, Magnus Oshaug; Frank, Kevin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In this study, a general control framework for autonomous operations in highly complex and dynamically changing environments such as fish farms is proposed and experimentally validated. Since fish farms feature an environment ...
    • Autonomous Multi-Robot Mapping 

      Melbø, Henrik Kaald (Master thesis, 2017)
      In this thesis a multi robot algorithm for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) using a Rao-Blackwellized particle filter was implemented. The particle filter was paired with a map-matching algorithm for calculating ...
    • Autonomous navigation along power lines using monocular camera 

      Gjærum, Vilde Benoni (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne rapporten tar for seg problemet med autonom deteksjon og navigasjon langs kraftlinjer i landlige omgivelser ved bruk av UAV, som et steg mot å oppnå fullkommen autonomitet i arbeidet med inspeksjon av kraftlinjer, ...
    • Autonomous Navigation And Row Detection in Crop Fields Using Computer Vision 

      Dørum, Jarle (Master thesis, 2015)
      This thesis documents the development of an autonomous row crop guidance system for a differentially wheeled agricultural robot. Computer vision is used to identify rows and estimate their position and orientation. The ...
    • Autonomous Navigation for a Greenhouse Robot 

      Grøttå, Lotte (Master thesis, 2022)
      Abstract will be available on 2025-06-06
    • Autonomous Navigation for Underwater Vehicles 

      Hegrenæs, Øyvind (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:101, Doctoral thesis, 2010)
      After two decades of dedicated research and development, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are today becoming accepted by an increasing number of users in both military and civilian institutions. Despite recent progress, ...
    • Autonomous Navigation, Mapping, and Exploration for Underwater Robots 

      Engebretsen, Marcus Aleksander; Gjerden, Kjetil Skogstrand; Utbjoe, Øystein Barth; Våge, Andreas (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne masteroppgaven legger frem, og implementerer, en arkitektur for et autonomt system som er i stand til kontektsbasert resonnering under inspeksjonsoppdrag utført med ubemannede undervannsfartøy. For å forenkle design- ...
    • Autonomous Navigation, Mapping, and Exploration for Underwater Robots 

      Engebretsen, Marcus Aleksander; Gjerden, Kjetil Skogstrand; Utbjoe, Øystein Barth; Våge, Andreas (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne masteroppgaven legger frem, og implementerer, en arkitektur for et autonomt system som er i stand til kontektsbasert resonnering under inspeksjonsoppdrag utført med ubemannede undervannsfartøy. For å forenkle design- ...
    • Autonomous Navigation, Mapping, and Exploration for Underwater Robots 

      Marcus Aleksander Engebretsen; Kjetil Skogstrand Gjerden; Øystein Barth Utbjoe; Andreas Våge (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne masteroppgaven legger frem, og implementerer, en arkitektur for et autonomt system som er i stand til kontektsbasert resonnering under inspeksjonsoppdrag utført med ubemannede undervannsfartøy. For å forenkle design- ...
    • Autonomous Navigation, Mapping, and Exploration for Underwater Robots 

      Engebretsen, Marcus Aleksander; Gjerden, Kjetil Skogstrand; Utbjoe, Øystein Barth; Våge, Andreas (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne masteroppgaven legger frem, og implementerer, en arkitektur for et autonomt system som er i stand til kontektsbasert resonnering under inspeksjonsoppdrag utført med ubemannede undervannsfartøy. For å forenkle design- ...
    • Autonomous Optical Survey Based on Unsupervised Segmentation of Acoustic Backscatter 

      Sture, Øystein; Fossum, Trygve Olav; Ludvigsen, Martin; Syre Wiig, Martin (Journal article, 2018)
      The application of acoustics to study the seabed have for decades provided industry and science with valuable information, and is still excels in terms of spatial coverage and detail. An acoustic response from the seabed ...
    • Autonomous recovery of a Fixed-wing UAV Using a Line Suspended Between Two Multirotor UAVs 

      Bornebusch, Mads Friis; Johansen, Tor Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article presents an autonomous recovery system for fixed wing UAVs which is using a line suspended between two multirotor UAVs to catch a line with a hook hanging from a fixedwing UAV. This method of recovery is ...
    • Autonomous recovery of a fixed-wing UAV using a net suspended by two multirotor UAVs 

      Klausen, Kristian; Fossen, Thor I.; Johansen, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article presents a novel recovery method for fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aimed at enabling operations from marine vessels. Instead of using the conventional method of using a fixed net on the ship deck, ...
    • Autonomous ROV inspections of aquaculture net pens using DVL 

      Amundsen, Herman Biørn; Caharija, Walter; Pettersen, Kristin Ytterstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article presents a method for guiding a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to autonomously traverse an aquaculture net pen. The method is based on measurements from a Doppler velocity log (DVL) and uses the measured ...
    • Autonomous saildrone simulation and motion control 

      Benum, Jørgen Mikal (Master thesis, 2022)
      I denne oppgaven er et automatisk kontrollsystem for en seilbåtdrone utviklet og testet med det formål å unngå kollisjon, og å oppnå autonom banefølging under ulike miljøforhold. I tillegg er det utviklet et simuleringsrammeverk ...
    • Autonomous search and rescue using an autonomous surface vessel 

      Jernsletten, Jakob (Master thesis, 2023)
      Rundt 80 liv går tapt til drukning i Norge hvert år (Redningsselskapet, 2023). I de fleste tilfeller skjer disse drukningene nært land. Med de nylige fremskrittene innenfor datamaskin teknologi og autonome løsninger har ...
    • Autonomous search and tracking of objects using model predictive control of unmanned aerial vehicle and gimbal: Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of payload and avionics 

      Skjong, Espen; Nundal, Stian Aa.; Leira, Frederik Stendahl; Johansen, Tor Arne (Chapter, 2015)
      This paper describes the design of model predictive control (MPC) for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to track objects of interest identified by a real-time camera vision (CV) module in a search and track (SAT) ...