Toward autonomous scientific exploration of ice-covered lakes - field experiments with the ENDURANCE AUV in an Antarctic dry valley

• Published in: 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
• Main Authors: Gulati, Shilpa, Richmond, Kristof, Flesher, Christopher, Hogan, Bartholomew P., Murarka, Aniket, Kuhlmann, Gregory, Sridharan, Mohan, Stone, William C., Doran, Peter T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bonney; Lake Bonney; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/633; https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509224

Chemical properties of lake water can provide valuable insight into its ecology. Lakes that are permanently frozen over with ice are generally inaccessible to comprehensive exploration by humans. This paper describes the integration of several novel and existing technologies into an autonomous under...