REAL-TIME OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR AN UNDERACTUATED FLAT-FISH TYPE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE IN 3D SPACE

Saravanakumar Subramanian, Thomas George, and Asokan Thondiyath

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