NSFC issued lately the evaluation results of 2018 NSFC-Shandong jointly supported Key-research projects. Therein, the project, in charged by Prof Li Ye, “Investigation on AUV Synchronous Positioning Based on Sea-bed Graphic Features and the Graphics Drawing Techniques” got approved. Which is to lay the foundation for tacking the problems involved in deep sea resource exploitation, accurate geographic and geomorphic drawing, locating of thermo-source nozzle and seabed mineral resource. The appropriated fund amount to 2.8 million yuen.

In the respect of deep sea AUV, Prof Li has been ingaging, for a long time, together with his group, in autonomous AUV navigation and positioning techniques, in know and unfamiliar seas, solved the practical engineering problems involving in the submergings into deep sea for the AUV “Jiao Long”. They have published over 30 high-level papers on SCI, applied over 20 patents of invention, having academic influence in home and abroad.