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Underwater Robots

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Several different kinds of underwater robots are currently used for a variety of applications such as mapping, exploration, survey, and intervention on subsea infrastructures. This entry briefly discusses their main characteristics.

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  1. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

    Gianluca Antonelli

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    John Baillieul

  2. Automation and Control Solutions, Honeywell, Golden Valley, MN, USA

    Tariq Samad

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

    Bruno Siciliano

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Antonelli, G. (2020). Underwater Robots. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_100029-1

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