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Industrial works in the sea, such as renewable energy or oil industries are dependent on underwater repairs which on great depths needs to be unmanned. Since the ability to sense and control applied forces is imperative to minimize damage on company property, the goal for this master thesis was toinvestigate and develop different force feedback control algorithms compatible with the Saab Seaeye eM1-7 electric manipulator, utilizing a 6-DOF load cell. This thesis addressed the conditions for the force feedback control and the behaviour of the control strategies in MATLAB and Gazebo. Tests with the manipulator concluded that force feedback control is possible with the suggested strategies but that the kinematic control needs further development in order to conduct simulations of assembly tasks which requires collaboration between the force feedback and kinematic control objectives.

The work presented in this thesis has two distinct parts: (i) development of a spinal motion measurement technique and (ii) incorporation of the spinal motion measurement with galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) technology, acting as a balance assist device hereafter referred to as a galvanic vestibular stimulation device (GVSD). The developed spinal motion measurement technique fulfills seven desired attributes: accuracy, portability, real-time data capture of dynamic data, non-invasive, small device footprint, clinically useful and of non-prohibitive cost. Applications of the proposed system range from diagnosis of spine injury to postural and balance monitoring, on-field as well as in the lab setting. The system is comprised of three inertial measurement sensors, respectively attached and calibrated to the head, torso and hips, based on the subject’s anatomical planes. Sensor output is transformed into meaningful clinical parameters of rotation, flexion-extension and lateral bending of each body segment with respect to a global reference space, then collected and visualized via an interactive graphical user interface (GUI). The accuracy of the proposed sensing system has been successfully verified with subject trials using a VICON optical motion measurement system. Next, the proposed motion measurement system and technique has been used to record a standing iv subject’s motion response to GVS. The data obtained allows the development of a new GVSD with the attributes of: eligibility for commercial licensing, portability, and capable of safely providing controlled stimulating current to the mastoid bones at varying levels and frequencies. The successful combination of the spinal motion measurement technique and GVSD represents the preliminary stage of a balance prosthesis.

The aim of this work is to design a method for the object localization in the point could and as accurately as possible estimates the 6D pose of known objects in the industrial scene for bin picking. The design of the solution is inspired by the PoseCNN network. The solution also includes a scene simulator that generates artificial data. The simulator is used to generate a training data set containing 2 objects for training a convolutional neural network. The network is tested on annotated real scenes and achieves low success, only 23.8 % and 31.6 % success for estimating translation and rotation for one type of obejct and for another 12.4 % and 21.6 %, while the tolerance for correct estimation is 5 mm and 15°. However, by using the ICP algorithm on the estimated results, the success of the translation estimate is 81.5 % and the rotation is 51.8 % and for the second object 51.9 % and 48.7 %. The benefit of this work is the creation of a generator and testing the functionality of the network on small objects

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This project investigated the implementation and evaluation of various collision-free path planning algorithms for the Saab Seaeye eM1-7 6-DOF Electric Manipulator (eManip). The primary goal was to enhance the autonomous performance of the eManip by integrating efficient path planning methodologies, ultimately ensuring the avoidance of collisions and manipulator singularities during underwater operations. Key algorithms examined included the Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRT) algorithm and its enhanced variants. Through simulation tests in MATLAB and Gazebo, metrics such as planning time, path length, and the number of explored nodes were evaluated. The results highlighted the robustness of Goal-biased and Bidirectional RRT* (Gb-Bd-RRT*), which consistently performed well across various environments. The research also highlighted the correlation between algorithm effectiveness and specific task attributes, emphasizing their adaptability to complex environments. This research contributes valuable insights into the effectiveness of path planning algorithms, informing the selection and integration of viable strategies for 6-DOF robotic manipulators.

Η σύγχρονη επιστήμη της εξωτερικής βλητικής έχει εξελιχθεί ως εξειδικευμένος κλάδος της δυναμικής των στερεών σωμάτων, που κινούνται υπό την επίδραση της βαρύτητας και των αεροδυναμικών δυνάμεων και ροπών. Στην παρούσα διατριβή μελετάται η προσομοίωση του δυναμικού μοντέλου ατμοσφαιρικής τροχιάς των 6 βαθμών ελευθερίας (6-DOF), εφαρμόζεται για ακριβή πρόβλεψη τροχιών από διάφορες γωνίες βολής σε μικρά και σε μεγάλα βεληνεκή και γίνεται σύγκριση με το γραμμικό μοντέλο τροχιάς, για περιστρεφόμενα ή μη περιστρεφόμενα βλήματα και σφαίρες λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τον αριθμό Mach και τις μεταβολές της συνολικής γωνίας εκτροπής σε σχέση με τους μεταβλητούς και σταθερούς αεροδυναμικούς συντελεστές. Επίσης, μελετώνται τα δύο είδη ευστάθειας του βλήματος: η στατική ή γυροσκοπική ευστάθεια που αφορά τη στατική θέση ισορροπίας του βλήματος και η δυναμική ευστάθεια που αφορά την κινητική του κατάσταση. Η λύση της διαφορικής εξίσωσης για ολοκληρωμένη ή απλοποιημένη κίνηση περιστρεφόμενων αξονοσυμμετρικών βλημάτων, μπορεί να μας περιγράψει την ακρογωνιαία φύση της επικυκλικής κίνησης των βλημάτων. Τέλος, αναπτύσσεται νέα σχέση υπολογισμού της επίδρασης του φαινόμενου της αεροδυναμικής αναπήδησης της ταχύτητας για περιστρεφόμενα βλήματα τα οποία πυροδοτούνται οριζόντια από μεταβλητές γωνίες, μέσα από ιπτάμενο όχημα (ελικόπτερο, πολεμικό αεροπλάνο). / On the battlefield, it is well known that the target effects using artillery systems diminish exponentially with the number of rounds fired at a particular target. To maximize target effects, rounds must be designed to hit a target with a minimum number of rounds that impact the target in rapid succession. The modern science of the exterior ballistics has evolved as a specialized branch of the dynamics of rigid bodies, moving under the influence of gravitational and aerodynamic forces and moments. The six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) simulation flight dynamics model is applied for the accurate prediction of short and long-range trajectories of high and low fin spin-stabilized projectiles and small bullets. Variable coefficients of aerodynamic forces, moments and Magnus effects are taken into account depending on Mach number and total angle of attack variations. The above analysis is compared to the modified linear modified simulation model for rapid trajectory predictions and high accuracy impact point computations for constant and variable aerodynamic coefficients is also applied for the accurate prediction of short and long range trajectories. The computational results of the proposed synthesized analysis give satisfactory agreement with other technical data and recognized exterior atmospheric projectile flight investigations. The variable modified atmospheric flight model can be further coupled to a suitable trajectory tracking control system for current and future control actions applied to projectiles for minimizing the estimated error to target impact area. Epicyclic motion and gyroscopic stability analysis are also examined for spinning and non-spinning projectiles. A new engineering correlation is proposed for the flat-fire disturbance due to aerodynamic jump performance firing at different angles which relative to the helicopter’s flight path motion. The computational results of the generalized aerodynamic jump formula are verified compared to McCoy’s recognized simulation modelling.