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Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) - The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is an international professional membership body and learned society for all marine professionals. IMarEST (formerly known as the Institute of Marine Engineers) is the first professional Institute to adopt an all-embracing approach and recognise the need to bring together marine engineers, scientists and technologists.

• England - University of Sheffield

• University of Southampton, ISIS group
  • Neptune Project, multivariable, neurofuzzy network controller for application to an AUV
  • Research projects list.
• Southampton Oceanography Centre UK - home of the AUTOSUB AUV
  • Natural Environment Research Council Autosub Science Missions Thematic Programme
  • Autosub AUV

• Department of Ship Science - Southampton

• University of Newcastle upon Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne - Department of Marine Technology

• Ocean Systems Laboratory, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, The laboratory is a leading centre for research and development in subsea technology. The main areas of work are in subsea robotics, unmanned underwater vehicles, through water communication and sonar design, with related activities in computer vision.
  • Projects main page
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (ANGUS 001-003, ROVER AUV)
  • 6-DOF verified Underwater Vehicle Matlab model (ANGUS ROV)
  • AUV hardware in the loop simulation:
    • Core Simulation Engine - CoreSim Homepage
    • TUUV2 - CoreSim main page
    • TUUV2 - project description and current work
  • FLAPS - AUV Efficient propulsors using fish swimming mechanism
  • AUV sonar intepretation and obstacle avoidance: CLASS, ARAMIS
  • AMADEUS - Subsea dextrous manipulation
  • Digital Signal Processing in Sonar Imaging
  • Imaging sonar data sets for analysis
  • Through water communication (channel modelling) (PROpagation channel SIMulator PROSIM, CEC MAST III)
• Technology for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Programme (academic and industry partners), Funded by EPSRC and the Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology, October 1997-September 1999.
• University of Aberdeen  - Deep Sea Monitoring - Deep Ocean Lander - OceanLab
• Mechatronics Research Centre, University of Wales College, Newport, UK