KECK INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES

     

Publications:

  • Thompson, A.F., Y. Chao, S. Chien, J. Kinsey, M.M. Flexas, Z.K. Erickson, J. Farrara, D. Fratantoni, A. Branch, S. Chu, M. Troesch, B. Claus, and J. Kepper. 2017. Satellites to seafloor: Toward fully autonomous ocean sampling. Oceanography 30, 160–168.
  • Flexas, M., M.I. Troesch, S. Chien, A.F. Thompson, S. Chu, A. Branch, J.D. Farrara, and Y. Chao, 2017. Autonomous sampling of ocean submesoscale fronts with ocean gliders and numerical forecasting. J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. (in press).
  • Claus B., J.H. Kepper IV, S. Suman, J.C. Kinsey, 2017. Closed-loop one-way-traveltime navigation using low-grade odometry for autonomous underwater vehicles. J. Field Robotics, 00, 1–14.
  • Kepper J.H. IV, B. Claus, J.C. Kinsey, A Navigation Solution using a MEMS IMU, Model-Based Dead-Reckoning, and One-Way-Travel-Time Acoustic Range Measurements for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, submitted to Journal of Oceanic Engineering. (In revision). Dec. 2017.
  • Branch, A., E.B. Clark, S. Chien, M.M. Flexas, A.F. Thompson, B. Claus, J.C. Kinsey, D.M. Fratantoni, Y. Zhang, B. Hobson, B. Kieft, and F. Chavez, 2018. Front Delineation and Tracking with Multiple Underwater Vehicles. J. Field Robotics. (submitted).
  • M. Troesch, S. Chien, Y. Chao, J. Farrara, J. Girton, and J. Dunlap, 2018. Autonomous Control of Marine Floats in the Presence of Dynamic, Uncertain Ocean Currents. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, (submitted review).
  • Clark, E.B., A. Branch, S. Chien, F., J. Farrara, Y. Chao, D. Fratantoni, D. Aragon, O. Schofield, M. M. Flexas, and A. Thompson, 2018. Stationkeeping with Underwater Gliders using a Predictive Ocean Circulation Model. J. Field Robotics. (In prep.)
  • J. Farrara, Y. Chao, H. Zhang, 2018. Multi-Scale Nested Modeling, Data Assimilation and Real-Time Forecasting in the Monterey Bay, California", Geophys. Res. Letts.,( In prep.)

Papers/Technical Reports to date:

  • M. Troesch, S. Chien, Y. Chao and J. Farrara. Planning and control of marine floats in the presence of dynamic, uncertain currents, Proc Intl Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, London, UK, June 2016.

Presentations/Conferences to date

  • D. Fratantoni, A. Branch, Y. Chao, F. Chavez, S. Chien, S. Chu, E. Clark, B. Claus, Z.K. Erickson, J.D. Farrara, Mar Flexas, B. Hobson, J. Kepper, B. Kieft, J.C. Kinsey, A.F. Thompson, M.I. Troesch, Y. Zhang, W. Yuan. "Towards Fully Autonomous Ocean Observing: Coupling Heterogeneous Robotic Arrays With Dataassimilating Models And Autonomous Path Planning." 2018. (19.3 MB .pdf)
  • Branch, A., M. Troesch, M. Flexas, A. Thompson, J. Ferrara, Y. Chao, S. Chien, “Predictive control for glider station keeping,” AI in the Oceans and Space Workshop, International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Melbourne, Australia, August 2017.
  • M. Troesch, S. Chien, Y. Chao and J. Farrara. Evaluating the Impact of Model Accuracy in Batch and Continuous Planning for control of marine floats, Planning and Robotics Workshop, Intl Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, London, UK, June 2016. (Under Review)
  • A. Branch, M. Troesch, S. Chien, Y. Chao, J. Farrara, A. Thompson. Evaluating Scientific Coverage Strategies for a Heterogeneous Fleet of Marine Assets Using a Predictive Model of Ocean Currents, Workshop on Scheduling and Planning Applications, Intl Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, London, UK, June 2016. (Under Review)
  • M. Troesch, S. Chien, Y. Chao and J. Farrara, Active Control of Marine Vehicles in the Presence of Strong, Dynamic, Uncertain Currents, Workshop on Planning for Hybrid Systems, 30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Phoenix, AZ, February 2016.