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This paper describes experiments that tested the effect of robotic movement on the reliability of aquatic sensor readings. It also demonstrates the utility of a heterogeneous system of robots to advance limnological monitoring and research.
M. Roznere and M. Jeong–These authors contributed equally to the paper.
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This work was supported in part by NSF CNS-1919647, OIA-1923004, ICER-1517823, DEB-1753639. We thank the Eliassen family who provided access to sites; the Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) for boat and buoy assistance; and all the students in the ES 494 Senior Research Capstone class of Fall 2020 in Colby College, in particular, Grace Neumiller, Taryn Waite, and Grace Andrews, for their support in chlorophyll sampling at China Lake, ME.
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Roznere, M. et al. (2021). Towards a Reliable Heterogeneous Robotic Water Quality Monitoring System: An Experimental Analysis. In: Siciliano, B., Laschi, C., Khatib, O. (eds) Experimental Robotics. ISER 2020. Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71151-1_13
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