ADRIATIC - Advancing Diver-Robot Interaction Capabilities

Abstract

The underwater environment is hazardous for humans due to the fact that they are dependent ontechnical equipment for life support,"" divers have limited navigation capabilities and communication withthe surface, and the underwater environment is under constant in"fluence of external environmentaldisturbances. ADRIATIC project builds upon recent research accomplishments in the area of human-ro"botinteraction underwater, by advancing the developed cooperative motion algorithms and introducingwearable sensors in a form of a" diver glove for controlling an autonomous underwater vehicle that servesas a robotic diving buddy. The main objectives are to develop collaborative motion strategies between ahuman diver and an autonomous underwater vehicle through exteroceptive recognition of diver positionand orientation; determining diver physiological parameters using novel wearable sensors; explore noveldiver-robot communication methods based on wearable sensors; and evaluate the feasibility of theproposed human-robot interaction solutions in real environment.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2017
Source ID
N000141812011

Entities

People

  • Nikola Mišković

Organizations

  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy

Tags

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Materials Science
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy