{"title":"The Adaptive Sampling of Marine Robots in Ocean Observation: An Overview","authors":"Xiaojuan Ma;Yanhui Wang","doi":"10.1109/JOE.2025.3529087","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"It is a costly and time-consuming practice to achieve ocean observation with sufficient spatial and temporal resolution. Luckily, it can be more efficient and effective by applying marine robots with adaptive sampling. The ocean environment and its uncertainties can be predicted during sampling to make planning of autonomous sensing for future operations of the marine robot. This article reviews various methods of adaptive sampling as well as robot path planning, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each. In addition, three primary aspects of adaptive sampling are summarized: adaptive sampling architecture, multirobot sampling, and the dimensionality problem. The operation practice of adaptive sampling approaches in real applications is also investigated. Future trends for adaptive sampling of marine robots are also discussed to conclude several research directions that are not fully developed or remain unexplored, which will aid future studies.","PeriodicalId":13191,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering","volume":"50 2","pages":"1103-1126"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10910013/","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CIVIL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
It is a costly and time-consuming practice to achieve ocean observation with sufficient spatial and temporal resolution. Luckily, it can be more efficient and effective by applying marine robots with adaptive sampling. The ocean environment and its uncertainties can be predicted during sampling to make planning of autonomous sensing for future operations of the marine robot. This article reviews various methods of adaptive sampling as well as robot path planning, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each. In addition, three primary aspects of adaptive sampling are summarized: adaptive sampling architecture, multirobot sampling, and the dimensionality problem. The operation practice of adaptive sampling approaches in real applications is also investigated. Future trends for adaptive sampling of marine robots are also discussed to conclude several research directions that are not fully developed or remain unexplored, which will aid future studies.
期刊介绍:
The IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (ISSN 0364-9059) is the online-only quarterly publication of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE OES). The scope of the Journal is the field of interest of the IEEE OES, which encompasses all aspects of science, engineering, and technology that address research, development, and operations pertaining to all bodies of water. This includes the creation of new capabilities and technologies from concept design through prototypes, testing, and operational systems to sense, explore, understand, develop, use, and responsibly manage natural resources.