Davide Fenucci
University of Pisa, National Oceanography Centre, Piaggio (Italy)
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182
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About
Davide Fenucci is a marine robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) navigation, multi-robot coordination, and ocean exploration systems. He is perhaps best known for his development of Kalman filter-based navigation algorithms for AUVs — his 2016 paper on unscented Kalman filter navigation has accumulated 96 citations, reflecting its significant influence on addressing the persistent challenge of underwater localization in GPS-denied environments. Fenucci has made substantial contributions to the design and operation of advanced AUV platforms, including work on the Autosub 2000 Under Ice vehicle, a purpose-built system for exploring one of Earth's most scientifically critical and logistically forbidding environments. His research extends to multi-platform guidance and control architectures, obstacle avoidance systems, and passivity-based frameworks for coordinated AUV teams operating under communication constraints. A recurring theme across his portfolio is interoperability — enabling heterogeneous unmanned maritime vehicles to collaborate effectively, demonstrated through real-world NATO operational experimentation. Affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre's Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems group, Fenucci's work directly supports world-class ocean science in extreme environments, from polar ice to deep benthic habitats.
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- 6The NOCS On-Board Control System7 citations · 2019
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