Unmanned Marine Vehicles at CNR-ISSIA

Abstract This paper discusses the requirements, design and operational aspects of the Unmanned Marine Vehicles (UMVs), namely the Romeo Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and the Charlie Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), developed at CNR-ISSIA, Genova, Italy for robotics research and scientific applications, pointing out the synergies between the development of underwater and surface unmanned vehicles.

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