China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamoʻoalewa this month. If the maneuver succeeds, ...
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Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) point cloud, as an emerging visual media format, is increasingly favored by consumers as it can provide more realistic visual information than two-dimensional (2D) ...
Abstract: This work presents a novel method for 3-D path-following and path-tracking of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) using the concept of a Virtual Reference Point (VRP) and a kinematic ...