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Redefining Optimal Coverage Path Planning for FLS-Equipped AUVs with Deep Reinforcement Learning Open

Lorenzo Cecchi, Alberto Topini, Alessandro Bucci, Alessandro Ridolfi · 2025

Design, Development, and Testing of an Innovative Autonomous Underwater Reconfigurable Vehicle for Versatile Applications Open

Mirco Vangi, Edoardo Topini, Gherardo Liverani, Alberto Topini, Alessandro Ridolfi , et al. · 2025

The underwater industry and scientific community are actively researching the development of vehicles that combine the functionalities of autonomous underwater vehicles and remotely operated vehicles. An innovative approach to address the …

Probabilistic Particle Filter Anchoring (PPFA): A Novel Perspective in Semantic World Modeling for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles With Acoustic and Optical Exteroceptive Sensors Open

Alberto Topini, Alessandro Ridolfi · 2025

Creating an accurate world model of the scenario where an autonomous underwater vehicle is navigating can be considered a crucial stage for understanding the surrounding environment. As a result, the targets detected by an automatic target…

Pose‐graph underwater simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous monitoring and 3D reconstruction by means of optical and acoustic sensors Open

Alessandro Bucci, Alessandro Ridolfi, Benedetto Allotta · 2024

Modern mobile robots require precise and robust localization and navigation systems to achieve mission tasks correctly. In particular, in the underwater environment, where Global Navigation Satellite Systems cannot be exploited, the develo…

An original hybrid-architecture finger mechanism for wearable hand exoskeletons Open

Chiara Brogi, Nicola Secciani, Lorenzo Bartalucci, Francesco Iorio, Enrico Meli , et al. · 2023

External devices increasing bone quality in animals: A systematic review Open

Agostino Igor Mirulla, Chiara Brogi, Giuseppe Barone, Nicola Secciani, William Sansom , et al. · 2023

Background: Osteoporosis can reduce bone quality and increase the risk of fractures. In addition to pharmacological approaches, physical activity, and implanted devices, external devices can also be detected in the literature as a t…

A Kinaesthetic Hand Exoskeleton System Toward Robot-augmented Rehabilitation Therapies in the Health 4.0 era Open

Lorenzo Bartalucci, Chiara Brogi, Alessandro Bucci, Alberto Topini, Andrea Della Valle , et al. · 2023

In the new era of Industry 4.0, digitization and automation are the tipping points for addressing rapidly evolving challenges. The momentum of this movement has underscored the critical importance of developing new technologies to collect,…

Pose-graph underwater Simultaneous Localization And Mapping for autonomous monitoring by means of optical and acoustic sensors Open

Alessandro Bucci, Alessandro Ridolfi, Benedetto Allotta · 2023

Modern mobile robots require precise and robust localization and navigation systems to achieve mission tasks correctly. In particular, in the underwater environment, where Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) cannot be exploited, th…

Enhancing sEMG-Based Finger Motion Prediction with CNN-LSTM Regressors for Controlling a Hand Exoskeleton Open

Mirco Vangi, Chiara Brogi, Alberto Topini, Nicola Secciani, Alessandro Ridolfi · 2023

In recent years, the number of people with disabilities has increased hugely, especially in low- and middle-income countries. At the same time, robotics has made significant advances in the medical field, and many research groups have begu…

Topology Optimization of Static Turbomachinery Components Open

Francesco Buonamici, Enrico Meli, Nicola Secciani, Alessandro Ridolfi, Andrea Rindi , et al. · 2023

Additive Manufacturing has enabled the design of complex components in several technical fields. Considering turbomachinery components, additive manufacturing has unlocked the achievement of significant performances for dynamic rotoring co…

An experimental comparison of Deep Learning strategies for AUV navigation in DVL-denied environments Open

Edoardo Topini, Francesco Fanelli, Alberto Topini, Miles Pebody, Alessandro Ridolfi , et al. · 2023

RUVIFIST: Reconfigurable Underwater Vehicle for Inspection, Free-floating Intervention and Survey Tasks Open

Edoardo Topini, Gherardo Liverani, Jonathan Gelli, Alessandro Ridolfi, Benedetto Allotta · 2022

The development of Autonomous Underwater Reconfigurable Vehicles (AURVs) with the capability of interacting with the surrounding environment and autonomously changing the configuration, according to the task at hand, can represent a real b…

Autonomous underwater environment perceiving and modeling: an experimental campaign with FeelHippo AUV for Forward Looking Sonar-based Automatic Target Recognition and Data Association Open

Alberto Topini, Leonardo Zacchini, Lorenzo Bazzarello, Vincenzo Manzari, Nicola Secciani , et al. · 2022

Seabed inspection is one of the most sought-after applications for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In particular, acoustic sensors, as Side Scan Sonars (SSSs) and Forward-Looking Sonars (FLSs), are commonly favored over optical came…

Mechatronic design of an underwater multisensor system for optical data acquisition Open

Alessandro Bucci, Cosimo Fredducci, Gherardo Liverani, Jonathan Gelli, Lorenzo Bartalucci , et al. · 2022

The electromechanical design of a vision system, developed by the ISME nodes of the University of Florence (UNIFI) and the University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy, is presented. The system is designed to test Visual Odometry algorithms and can b…

Evaluation of UKF-Based Fusion Strategies for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Multisensor Navigation Open

Alessandro Bucci, Matteo Franchi, Alessandro Ridolfi, Nicola Secciani, Benedetto Allotta · 2022

In the underwater domain, guaranteeing accurate navigation for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a complex but fundamental task to be achieved. As a matter of fact, only by ensuring a correct AUV localization, it is possible to acc…

Sensor‐driven autonomous underwater inspections: A receding‐horizon RRT‐based view planning solution for AUVs Open

Leonardo Zacchini, Matteo Franchi, Alessandro Ridolfi · 2022

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are used by the scientific community for various applications, from collecting well‐distributed high‐quality data to mapping the seafloor or exploring unknown areas. Nonpredictable environmental condit…

Variable Admittance Control of a Hand Exoskeleton for Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation Tasks Open

Alberto Topini, William Sansom, Nicola Secciani, Lorenzo Bartalucci, Alessandro Ridolfi , et al. · 2022

Robot-based rehabilitation is consolidated as a viable and efficient practice to speed up and improve the recovery of lost functions. Several studies highlight that patients are encouraged to undergo their therapies and feel more involved …

Comparison of feature detection and outlier removal strategies in a mono visual odometry algorithm for underwater navigation Open

Alessandro Bucci, Leonardo Zacchini, Matteo Franchi, Alessandro Ridolfi, Benedetto Allotta · 2021

Wearable Robots: An Original Mechatronic Design of a Hand Exoskeleton for Assistive and Rehabilitative Purposes Open

Nicola Secciani, Chiara Brogi, Marco Pagliai, Francesco Buonamici, Filippo Gerli , et al. · 2021

Robotic devices are being employed in more and more sectors to enhance, streamline, and augment the outcomes of a wide variety of human activities. Wearable robots arise indeed as of-vital-importance tools for telerehabilitation or home as…

Marine Robotics for Recurrent Morphological Investigations of Micro-Tidal Marine-Coastal Environments. A Point of View Open

Alessandro Ridolfi, Nicola Secciani, Mascha Stroobant, Matteo Franchi, Leonardo Zacchini , et al. · 2021

Coastal zones are subjected to a wide range of phenomena acting on very different temporal and spatial scales: from decades to days and from hundreds of kilometers to tens of meters. Planning the management of such areas, thus, requires an…

Variable admittance control for hand exoskeletons in virtual reality-based rehabilitation tasks Open

Alberto Topini, William Sansom, Lorenzo Bartalucci, Nicola Secciani, Benedetto Allotta , et al. · 2021

Object manipulation is a crucial element of hand rehabilitation treatments. However, as a standalone process may result in being repetitive and unstimulating. In several studies robotic devices have been proved effective solutions in short…

The Italian project SUONO: preliminary results on underwater manipulation tasks Open

Edoardo Topini, Alessandro Bucci, Jonathan Gelli, Alberto Topini, Alessandro Ridolfi , et al. · 2021

The demanded tasks for sub-sea operations have become progressively challenging as, for instance, intervention, maintenance and repair of seabed installations for the offshore industry. Motivated by these considerations, this paper present…

Variable admittance control for hand exoskeletons in virtual reality-based rehabilitation tasks Open

Alberto Topini, William Sansom, Lorenzo Bartalucci, Nicola Secciani, Benedetto Allotta , et al. · 2021

Object manipulation is a crucial element of hand rehabilitation treatments. However, as a standalone process may result in being repetitive and unstimulating. In several studies robotic devices have been proved effective solutions in short…

The Italian project SUONO: preliminary results on underwater manipulation tasks Open

Edoardo Topini, Alessandro Bucci, Jonathan Gelli, Alberto Topini, Alessandro Ridolfi , et al. · 2021

The demanded tasks for sub-sea operations have become progressively challenging as, for instance, intervention, maintenance and repair of seabed installations for the offshore industry. Motivated by these considerations, this paper present…

Needs and Gaps in Optical Underwater Technologies and Methods for the Investigation of Marine Animal Forest 3D-Structural Complexity Open

Paolo Rossi, Massimo Ponti, Sara Righi, Cristina Castagnetti, Roberto Simonini , et al. · 2021

Marine animal forests are benthic communities dominated by sessile suspension feeders (such as sponges, corals, and bivalves) able to generate three-dimensional (3D) frameworks with high structural complexity. The biodiversity and function…

Maximum A Posteriori estimation for AUV localization with USBL measurements Open

Matteo Franchi, Alessandro Bucci, Leonardo Zacchini, Alessandro Ridolfi, Matteo Bresciani , et al. · 2021

Model-based mechanical design of a passive lower-limb exoskeleton for assisting workers in shotcrete projection Open

Stefano Capitani, Matteo Bianchi, Nicola Secciani, Marco Pagliai, Enrico Meli , et al. · 2020

Despite the current industrial trend towards automation, many workers are still daily exposed to heavy loads during their duties. Regarding the construction industry, the shotcrete projection results in a particularly arduous whole-body ef…

Deep Learning for on-board AUV Automatic Target Recognition for Optical and Acoustic imagery Open

Leonardo Zacchini, Alessandro Ridolfi, Alberto Topini, Nicola Secciani, Alessandro Bucci , et al. · 2020

<p>In the widespread field of underwater robotics applications, the demand for increasingly intelligent vehicles is leading to the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) with the capability of understanding and engaging…

sEMG-based classification strategy of hand gestures for wearable robotics in clinical practice Open

Alberto Topini, Nicola Secciani, Alessandro Ridolfi, Benedetto Allotta · 2020

<p>Every day more and more robotic aids enter the clinics to take part in the rehabilitative and assistive paths for patients with reduced mobility. Accompanying discharged patients with robotics-based remote rehabilitation and home …

A novel architecture for a fully wearable assistive Hand Exoskeleton System Open

Nicola Secciani, Marco Pagliai, Francesco Buonamici, Federica Vannetti, Yary Volpe , et al. · 2020

<p>Robotics for Medicine and Healthcare is undoubtedly an important emerging sector of the newborn third millennium. There are many aspects in which this branch of robotics already operates; in this article, the focus will be on the …

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