Study level

  • PhD

Faculty/School

Faculty of Engineering

School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Distinguished Emeritus Professor Peter Corke
Position
Adjunct Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering

Overview

This project will explore and develop techniques for control and vision in submarines to allow for robust and effective manipulation capabilities - autonomous control of an underwater mobile manipulator in the presence of current and reactionary forces.

  • Underwater maintenance: A submarine mobile manipulator can carry out underwater maintenance and monitoring, for example, dam wall maintenance or ship hull cleaning.
  • Coral reef: A submarine mobile manipulator which can collect samples, remove rubbish, remove invasive species, and/or monitor.

Alternatively, these same underlying ideas could be applied to an aerial mobile manipulator – a drone with a mounted manipulator.

Contact

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