DI LILLO P.

Within the European project DexROV the topic of underwater intervention is addressed. In particular, a remote control room is connected through a satellite communication link to surface vessel, which is in turn connected to an UVMS (Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator System) with an umbilical cable. The operator may interact with the system using a...

This article presents the results of the experimental campaign of the EU-H2020 funded project DexROV. Its goal is to enable the remote operation of an underwater vehicle-manipulator system (UVMS) via satellite communication to execute intervention tasks in an OilGas industry scenario. More in detail, this work focuses on the overall control...

Underwater manipulation is a challenging problem. The state-of-the-art technology is dominated by remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). ROV operations typically require an offshore crew consisting of, at minimum, an intendant (or supervisor), an operator, and a navigator. This crew must often be doubled or even tripled due to work shifts. In...