Angler: An Autonomy Framework for Intervention Tasks with Lightweight Underwater Vehicle Manipulator Systems

Evan Palmer,Christopher Holm,Geoffrey Hollinger,Evan Palmer,Christopher Holm,Geoffrey Hollinger

Developing autonomous intervention capabilities for lightweight underwater vehicle manipulator systems (UVMS) has garnered significant attention within recent years because of the opportunity for these systems to reduce intervention operating costs. Developing autonomous UVMS capabilities is challenging, however, because of the lack of available standardized software frameworks and pipelines. Prev...