Objetivo To achieve greater autonomy many robotics systems designed for complex and hostile surroundings require the integration of disparate subsystems, such as locomotion systems, manipulation sets and a wide range of sensors. Underwater technology is a framework within which one can explore the best way to integrate disparate and heterogeneous sensing and acting sub-systems in order to perform autonomous intelligent operation and navigation tasks. UNION aims to build coordinated control strategies for heterogeneous vehicle-manipulators systems, to integrate data from different sensors, and to study man-machine interface and programming tools to manage a mission and all the systems involved in it.APPROACH AND METHODS On the one hand, previous European projects (Eureka 191.MAZSTI 900030, MAST2, 920021 and 920028) led to the feasibility for autonomous underwater vehicle development from global architectural point of view, with partial validation on an experimental demonstrator. On the other, research into the information and signal processing aspects, and control schemes for autonomous ground vehicles is much more mature with theoretical and methodogical approaches implemented on numerous laboratory prototypes (PANORAMA, MARIE CIN, FIRST, INSIGHT, ERS's, ESPRIT II). The approach and methods used in UNION consist in a merge of research in ground robot control, programming, navigation, perception and manipulation, with operational subsea technology. It aims to build a coherent framework for theoretical and methodological control and perception functions design. POTENTIAL The knowledge gained from these studies will provide new insights into theories and models for the design of heterogeneous underwater systems, including different kinds of sensors and actuators with complex autonomous or teleprogrammed missions. Ámbito científico engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programa(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador IFREMER - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 155, Technopolis 40 92138 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 1919 route de Mende 34033 Montpellier Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección RICCARTON EH14 4AS EDINBURGH Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - INRIA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Domaine de Voluceau-Rocquencourt 78153 Le Chesnay Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Technische Universitaet Muenchen Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Lichtenbergstrasse 4 85748 Garching Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección BAR Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos University of Oxford Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Wellington Square OX1 3QD Oxford Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos