Three-dimensional stochastic modeling using sonar sensing for undersea robotics

Autonomous Robots

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 121-143

  Stewart, W Kenneth ^a,b,c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Deep Submergence Laboratory

^c IEEE

Author keywords

3 D mapping; Autonomous underwater vehicles; Multisensor modeling; Real time acoustic and optical imaging; Sonar; Stochastic modeling; Undersea robotics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ROBOTICS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SONAR; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; MULTISENSOR MODELING; UNDERSEA ROBOTICS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0030168287     PISSN: 09295593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00141151     Document Type: Article

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