A5078140503- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Robotics and Automated Systems
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
- Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
- Advanced Vision and Imaging
- Image Enhancement Techniques
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
- Advanced Data Compression Techniques
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Network Time Synchronization Technologies
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
- Teaching and Learning Programming
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
Universitat Jaume I
2016-2025
Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
2025
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2019
Polytechnic University of Nicaragua
2016
Universidade de Vigo
1990-2009
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2006
Universidad de Murcia
1998-1999
Alcatel Lucent (Germany)
1998
In hazardous environments, where conditions present risks for humans, the maintenance and interventions are often done with teleoperated remote systems or mobile robotic manipulators to avoid human exposure dangers. The increasing need safe efficient teleoperation requires advanced environmental awareness collision avoidance. up-to-date screen-based 2D 3D interfaces do not fully allow operator immerse in controlled scenario. This problem can be addressed emerging Mixed Reality (MR)...
In this paper, we present the user interface and system architecture of an Internet-based telelaboratory, which allows researchers students to remotely control program two educational online robots. fact, challenge has been demonstrate that remote programming combined with advanced multimedia for is very suitable, flexible, profitable design a telelaboratory. The designed by using techniques based on augmented reality nonimmersive virtual reality, enhance way operators get/put information...
A new underwater robot arm was developed through intensive cooperation between different academic institutions and an industrial company. The manipulator, which initially designed to be teleoperated, adapted for our autonomy needs. Its dimensions weight were reduced, its kinematic model so that autonomous control can performed with it. We compare several commercially available manipulators describe the development of one, from initial configuration mechanical adaptation, modeling, control,...
Human-Robot Interfaces have a key role in the design of secure and efficient robotic systems. Great effort has been put during past decades on advanced interfaces for domestic industrial robots. However, robots intervention unplanned hazardous scenarios still need further research, especially when mission requires use multiple systems, to obtain an acceptable level usability safety. This paper describes software engineering process behind development modular multimodal Interface with...
In this study, the challenge of teleoperating robots in harsh environments such as underwater or tunnels is addressed. these environments, wireless communication networks are prone to congestion, leading potential mission failures. Our approach integrates a Human–Robot Interface (HRI) with network congestion control algorithm at application level for conservative transmission images using Robot Operating System (ROS) framework. The system was designed avoid by adjusting image compression...
This paper describes a new Internet transport protocol applied to teleoperated tasks. protocol, called bidirectional (BTP), has demonstrated reliable performance regarding time spent for packet transmission. provides novel congestion control technique which enhances application and layer performance. still some limitations, such as variable jitter, bandwidth, or congestion. New techniques have be looked into so enable proper bilateral teleoperation. Most research date focuses on the (e.g.,...
Technology has recently been developed which offers an excellent opportunity to design systems with the ability help people in their own houses. In particular, assisting elderly environments is something that can significantly improve quality of life. However, helping outside usual environment also necessary, them carry out daily tasks like shopping. this paper we present a person-following shopping cart assistance robot, capable products supermarket. First all, presents survey related...
Net inspection in fish-farm cages is a daily task for divers. This represents high cost fish farms and high-risk activity human operators. The total surface can be more than 1500 m2, which means that this time-consuming. Taking into account the severe restrictions operators such hostile underwater conditions, significant area improvement. A platform net proposed work. includes vehicle, ground control station, an vehicle (BlueROV2 heavy) incorporates artificial intelligence, trajectory...
In this paper we show how techniques that have been applied during the last years for autonomous manipulation in air can be successfully adapted to a new challenging scenario: underwater environment. Specifically, developed include among others: visual tracking of objects seabed, vision-based arm control and sensor-based grasping. Furthermore, graphical user interface specifying actions providing corresponding task specification execution modules is also presented. This research enclosed...
Robotic interventions with redundant mobile manipulators pose a challenge for telerobotics in hazardous environments, such as underwater, underground, nuclear facilities, particle accelerators, aerial or space. Communication issues can lead to critical consequences, imprecise manipulation resulting collisions, breakdowns and mission failures. The research presented this paper was driven by the needs of real robotic intervention scenario Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at European Organization...
Remote robotic interventions and maintenance tasks are frequently required in hazardous environments. Particularly, missions with a redundant mobile manipulator the world's most complex machine, CERN Large Hadron Collider, performed sensitive underground environment radioactive or electromagnetic hazards, bringing further challenges safety reliability. The mission's success depends on robot's hardware software, when become too unpredictable to execute autonomously, operators need make...
The system consists of a multirobot architecture that gives access to an educational and industrial robot, through the Internet, by using advanced multimedia distributed programming tools like Java, Java3D CORBA. main effort is focused on user interface allows specification task into 3D model sending commands real robot once operator approves them. This kind interaction has ability consume very little bandwidth in order perform remote manipulation via Internet. offers augmented virtual...
The increasing number of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) cooperating in operations has motivated the use wireless communications. Their modeling can minimize impact their limited performance real-time robotic interventions. However, frameworks hardly ever consider communications, and network simulators are not suitable for HIL experiments. In this work, UWSim-NET is presented, an open source tool to simulate communications robotics. It gathers benefits NS3 communication networks with...
Experimentation and practical work, which are usually accomplished in a laboratory, the basics of technological fields. Laboratory activities enable students to acquire methodologies, work habits, knowledge, experience equipment operation, conditions as near possible their future professional activities. The evolution communication information technologies opens new possibilities educational methods. This article describes project that aims facilitate use real robots an laboratory via Web,...
<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> This paper presents the UJI Industrial Robotics Telelaboratory, which lets Ph.D. and Master's degree students perform robotics computer vision tele-experiments. By using this system, are able to program experiments remotely via Web, in order combine use of a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) provide real-time processing, conveyor belt, Motoman industrial manipulator. introduces novel SNRP...
The present work represents working progress for designing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) within an ongoing research project named RAUVI (e.g. Reconfigurable AUV Intervention Missions). This GUI should help the user to identify target using images compiled by I-AUV through previous survey stage. After that, is able specify most suitable intervention task selected among set of predefined ones. Thus, very intuitive and user-friendly interface has been designed, enabling non qualified succeed...
Indoor localization in smoke conditions is one of the EU GUARDIANS project goals. When density grows, optical sensors such as laser range finders and cameras cease to be efficient. Zigbee sensor networks provide an interesting approach due fact that radiofrequency signals are propagated easily conditions. Moreover, they permit having alternative communication infrastructure emergency brigades, allowing also implementation algorithms for mobile sensors, actuators, firefighters. The overall...
In this paper we present the user interface of a tele-robotic system, which allows CERN users to perform visual inspections and tele-manipulation tasks inside accelerator complex. This graphical has been designed be simple use, in order provide operator with comfortable system. Moreover, is robot independent it adapts itself configuration, general way for controlling any kind used at CERN. Furthermore choose between different kinds input (e.g. keyboard, joypad, haptic device, etc), most easy...
The need for intervention in underwater environments has increased recent years but there is still a long way to go before AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicleswill be able cope with really challenging missions. Nowadays, the solution adopted mainly based on remote operated vehicle (ROV) technology. These ROVs are controlled from support vessels by using unnecessarily complex human–robot interfaces (HRI). Therefore, it necessary reduce complexity of these systems make them easier use and...