Sediment Sampling in Estuarine Mudflats with an Aerial-Ground Robotic Team

Sediment Sampling in Estuarine Mudflats with an Aerial-Ground Robotic Team

This paper presents a robotic team suited for bottom sediment sampling and retrieval in mudflats, targeting environmental monitoring tasks. The robotic team encompasses a four-wheel-steering ground vehicle, equipped with a drilling tool designed to be able to retain wet soil, and a multi-rotor aeria...

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Main Authors: Pedro Deusdado, Magno Guedes, André Silva, Francisco Marques, Eduardo Pinto, Paulo Rodrigues, André Lourenço, Ricardo Mendonça, Pedro Santana, José Corisco, Susana Marta Almeida, Luís Portugal, Raquel Caldeira, José Barata, Luis Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
multi-robot system
field robots
UGV
UAV
environmental monitoring
radiological monitoring
heavy metals monitoring
estuarine mudflats
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/9/1461

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