Most of the world population lives by a water body. Observing, caring and understanding the ocean is vital for all. Among several branches of robotics - marine robotics creates the most interdisciplinary and participatory scientific pool, bringing citizen and scientists close to the use of aquatic robots. International efforts, such as the EU-funded MONUSEN project, are pioneering the technological transfer across borders, disciplines and people, therefore sustaining the United Nations Sustainable...
Underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs) are challenged by the dynamic nature of the underwater environment, large propagation delays, and global positioning system (GPS) signal unavailability, which make traditional medium access control (MAC) protocols less effective. These factors limit the channel utilization and performance of UASNs, making it difficult to achieve high data rates and handle congestion. To address these challenges, we propose a reinforcement learning (RL) MAC protocol that...
