• closedAccess   A benchmarking study on single image dehazing techniques for underwater autonomous vehicles 

      Pérez Soler, Javier; Sanz, Pedro J; Bryson, Mitch; Williams, Sephan B. IEEE (2017-06)
      Enhancing the underwater images is of utmost importance for autonomous underwater vehicles. This kind of robots usually have to deal with highly degraded images from which it is extremely difficult to accurately find, ...
    • closedAccess   A distributed architecture for enabling autonomous underwater intervention missions 

      Palomeras, Narcís; García Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Prats Sánchez, Mario; Sanz, Pedro J; Ridao, Pere; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier IEEE (2010)
      This work introduces the main aspects related with a new architecture defined for an ongoing research project named RAUVI (i.e. Reconfigurable AUV for Intervention Missions). Two initially independent architectures for ...
    • openAccess   A framework for compliant physical interaction : the grasp meets the task 

      Prats Sánchez, Mario; Sanz, Pedro J; del Pobil, Angel P. Springer Verlag (2010)
      Although the grasp-task interplay in our daily life is unquestionable, very little research has addressed this problem in robotics. In order to fill the gap between the grasp and the task, we adopt the most successful ...
    • openAccess   A natural interface for remote operation of underwater robots 

      García Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Patrao, Bruno; Almeida, Luis; Pérez Soler, Javier; Menezes, Paulo; Dias, Jorge; Sanz, Pedro J Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2017-01)
      Nowadays, an increasing need of intervention robotic systems can be observed in all kind of hazardous environments. In all these intervention systems, the human expert continues playing a central role from the decision-making ...
    • openAccess   A New Virtual Reality Interface for Underwater Intervention Missions 

      Cruz, Marcos de la; Casañ, Gustavo Adolfo; Sanz, Pedro J; Marin, Raul Elsevier (2021-04-14)
      Nowadays, most underwater intervention missions are developed through the well-known work-class ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicles), equipped with teleoperated arms under human supervision. Thus, despite the appearance on the ...
    • closedAccess   An Underwater Simulation Server Oriented to Cooperative Robotic Interventions: The Educational Approach 

      Solis, Alejandro; Marin, Raul; Marina, Javier; Moreno, Francisco J.; Ávila, Mario; Cruz, Marcos de la; Delgado, Daniel; Martí Avilés, José Vicente; Sanz, Pedro J IEEE (2021)
      Experiments that require the use of Supervised Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Intervention (I-AUV) are not easy to be performed, specially when deployed in the sea or in scenarios where the robot might face lack of ...
    • closedAccess   Autonomous underwater grasping using multi-view laser reconstruction 

      Peñalver Monfort, Antonio; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Sanz, Pedro J IEEE (2017-06)
      Autonomous manipulation in underwater scenarios is a highly complex task which is still poorly studied, but with a growing interest in the last years. Two of the main phases of this problem are the detection and characterization ...
    • openAccess   CompaRob: the shopping cart assistance robot 

      Sales Gil, Jorge; Martí Avilés, José Vicente; Marin, Raul; Sanz, Pedro J; Cervera, Enric Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2016)
      Technology has recently been developed which offers an excellent opportunity to design systems with the ability to help people in their own houses. In particular, assisting elderly people in their environments is something ...
    • openAccess   Cooperative and Multimodal Capabilities Enhancement in the CERNTAURO Human–Robot Interface for Hazardous and Underwater Scenarios 

      Veiga Almagro, Carlos; Lunghi, Giacomo; Di Castro, Mario; Centelles Beltran, Diego; Marin, Raul; Masi, Alessandro; Sanz, Pedro J MDPI (2020-09-03)
      The use of remote robotic systems for inspection and maintenance in hazardous environments is a priority for all tasks potentially dangerous for humans. However, currently available robotic systems lack that level of ...
    • openAccess   Design and evaluation of a natural interface for remote operation of underwater roter 

      García Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Patrao, Bruno; Almeida, Luis; Pérez Soler, Javier; Menezes, Paulo; Dias, Jorge; Sanz, Pedro J IEEE (2015-11)
      Nowadays, an increasing need of intervention robotic systems can be observed in all kind of hazardous environments. In all these intervention systems, the human expert continues playing a central role from the decision ...
    • openAccess   Experiencias en el diseño de robots educacionales submarinos 

      Peñalver Monfort, Antonio; Marín, Josep; Ponce, Javier; Marin, Raul; Martí Avilés, José Vicente; Casañ, Gustavo Adolfo; Sanz, Pedro J Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións (2019)
      El presente trabajo da a conocer las actividades preliminares realizadas en la Universidad Jaume I en el ámbito de la robótica educacional submarina y nuestros proyectos futuros. Se muestra la línea temporal seguida desde ...
    • openAccess   Exploring 3-D Reconstruction Techniques: A Benchmarking Tool for Underwater Robotics 

      Pérez Soler, Javier; Sales Gil, Jorge; Peñalver Monfort, Antonio; Fornas Garcia, David; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; García Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Sanz, Pedro J; Marin, Raul; Prats, Mario Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2015-09)
      When the results of research in the field of robotics are presented to the scientific community, the same question is asked repeatedly: Are the results really reproducible? Regarding benchmarking issues, some technological ...
    • closedAccess   Exploring multimodal interfaces for Underwater Intervention Systems 

      García Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Prats Sánchez, Mario; Sanz, Pedro J IEEE (2010)
      Graphical User Interfaces play a very important role in the context of Underwater Intervention Systems. Classical solutions, specially concerning Remotely Operated Vehicles, frequently require users with an advanced ...
    • openAccess   Fitting primitive shapes in point clouds: a practical approach to improve autonomous underwater grasp specification of unknown objects 

      Fornas Garcia, David; Sales Gil, Jorge; Peñalver Monfort, Antonio; Pérez Soler, Javier; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Marin, Raul; Sanz, Pedro J Taylor & Francis (2015-04)
      This article presents research on the subject of autonomous underwater robot manipulation. Ongoing research in underwater robotics intends to increase the autonomy of intervention operations that require physical interaction ...
    • openAccess   Grasping for the Seabed: Developing a New Underwater Robot Arm for Shallow-Water Intervention 

      Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Prats, Mario; Sanz, Pedro J; García, Juan Carlos; Marin, Raul; Robinson, Mike; Ribas, David; Ridao, Pere Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2013)
      A new underwater robot arm was developed through intensive cooperation between different academic institutions and an industrial company. The manipulator, which was initially designed to be teleoperated, was adapted ...
    • openAccess   I-AUV Docking and Panel Intervention at Sea 

      Palomeras, Narcís; Peñalver Monfort, Antonio; Massot-Campos, Miquel; Lluís Negre, Pep; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Ridao, Pere; Sanz, Pedro J; Oliver-Codina, Gabriel MDPI (2016)
      The use of commercially available autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) has increased during the last fifteen years. While they are mainly used for routine survey missions, there is a set of applications that nowadays can ...
    • openAccess   I-AUV Mechatronics Integration for the TRIDENT FP7 Project 

      Rivas, David; Ridao, Pere; Turetta, Alessio; Melchiorri, Claudio; Palli, Gianluca; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Sanz, Pedro J Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2015-10)
      Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are routinely used to survey areas of interest in seas and oceans all over the world. However, those operations requiring intervention capabilities are still reserved to manned ...
    • closedAccess   Increasing autonomy within underwater intervention scenarios: The user interface approach 

      García Sánchez, Pedro José; Fernández Fresneda, José Javier; Sanz, Pedro J; Marin, Raul IEEE (2010)
      The present work represents working progress for designing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) within an ongoing research project named RAUVI (e.g. Reconfigurable AUV for Intervention Missions). This GUI should help the user ...
    • closedAccess   Increasing underwater manipulation autonomy using segmentation and visual tracking 

      Sanz, Pedro J; Vincze, Markus; Fornas Garcia, David IEEE (2017-06)
      The present research in underwater robotics aims to increase the autonomy of manipulation operations in fields such as archaeology or biology, that cannot afford costly underwater interventions using traditional Remote ...
    • openAccess   Intervention AUVs: The Next Challenge 

      Ridao, Pere; Carreras, Marc; Ribas, David; Sanz, Pedro J; Oliver, Gabriel International Federation of Automatic Control (2015)
      While commercially available AUVs are routinely used in survey missions, a new set of applications exist which clearly demand intervention capabilities. The maintenance of: permanent underwater observatories, submerged oil ...