The Underwater Robotics Group

The Underwater Robotics Group was formed in 1995 following an SUT sponsored one day colloquium The Potential of Robotic Systems in the Seas and Offshore - Matching Research Effort to the Offshore Industry and Science Needs.

The group is responsible to SUT Council for activities associated with the research, development and application of robotic systems in the seas and oceans.

Aims and Objectives

To monitor technology developments and initiatives such that the information is:

- centralised and coordinated where feasible

- used to encourage cross-fertilisation of knowledge and ideas within the group

To stimulate the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and information on underwater robotics through the organisation of meetings and seminars and the submission of papers for the Society's journal

To be a source of objective comment to government, industry and research bodies in regard to regulations and codes of practice in design, operations, safety and insurance

To seek to highlight ways in which technology can be transferred from other areas so as to advance the application of robotics in the marine environment

To explore links with other groups with a view to encouraging the development and application of robotics more widely within Europe and beyond

To raise the profile of robotics and its application in the seas and oceans and in particular to encourage greater awareness in funding agencies of its potential

Interest Area Framework

To assist in categorising and targetting Underwater Robotics Group information, advice and products, the interest areas of the Group have been divided into two primary topic areas, each of which have been subdivided into relevant secondary topic areas. The primary topic areas are:

Operational requirements, applications and integration

Total robotic systems

The current secondary topic areas within the "operational requirements, applications and integration" major topic are:

Customer-based operational requirements	Safety aspects of underwater robotics design and usage
Current applications	Legal aspects of underwater robotics design and usage
Potential future applications

The current secondary topic areas within the "total robotic systems" major topic are:

Host platform and system integration	Communications
Subsystem integration	Materials and structures
Mission payloads	Applied computer technology
Power and propulsion	Technology transfer
Navigation, guidance and control

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