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TRIDENT proposes a new methodology for multipurpose underwater intervention tasks with diverse potential applications like underwater archaeology,oceanography and offshore industries, and goes beyond present-day methods typically based on manned and / or purpose-built systems. Trident is based on new forms of cooperation between an Autonomous Surface Craft and an Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Firstly, the I-AUV performs a path following survey, where it gathers optical and / or acoustic data from the seafloor, whilst the ASC provides geo-referenced navigation data and communications with the end user. The motion of the ASC will be coordinated with that of the I-AUV for precise Ultra Short Base Line positioning and reliable acoustic communications. After the survey, the I-AUV docks with the ASC and sends the data back to a ground station where a map is set up and a target object is identified by the end user. Secondly, the ASC navigates towards a waypoint near the intervention area to search for the object. When the target object has been found, the I-AUV switches to free floating navigation mode. The manipulation of the object takes place through a dextrous hand attached to a redundant robot arm and assisted with proper perception. Particular emphasis will be put on the research of the vehicle's intelligent control architecture to provide the embedded knowledge representation framework and the high level reasoning agents required to enable a high degree of autonomy and on-board decision making of the platform.

The new methodology will allow the user to specify an intervention task to be undertaken with regards to a particular target object, but after that the object is automatically recognised and manipulated by the robot in a completely autonomous way.

EU FP-7, ICT Challenge 2: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics
Collaborative Project (STREP), Grant agreement No: ICT-248497
EU Website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/cognition/home_en.html

 

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01.10.2012
The TRIDENT Final Review will take place next 25th-26th April at University of Jaume I in Castellón (Spain).
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01.10.2012
The 2nd Field Training Workshop in Underwater Robotics Intervention will take place in Port de Sóller, Mallorca (Spain).
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17.09.2012
Some TRIDENT FP7 members are in Girona during this week (17-21st Sept, 2012) working in the mechatronic integration for the experiments in the 2nd Field Training Workshop in Underwater Robotics Intervention. See some photos.
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03.09.2012
Some TRIDENT FP7 members was in Girona during last week (3-7th Sept, 2012), working in the mechatronic integration for the experiments in the 2nd Field Training Workshop in Underwater Robotics Intervention. The system were successfully integrated. See the following video for a summary.
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04.05.2012
The 2nd Annual Project Review will take place at Girona University (UdG).
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09.02.2012
Next face-to-face Project Meeting is going to take place at UNIGE-ISME in Genova (Italy).
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10.10.2012
The 2nd Trident's school newsletter has been released.
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11.11.2011
The TRIDENT calendars with deadlines has been updated.
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21.10.2011
The 1st Trident's school newsletter has been released.
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17.06.2011
A calendar with deadlines is available.
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31.03.2010
The management guidelines are available.
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