Segmentation methods for visual tracking of deep-ocean jellyfish using a conventional camera

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 595-608

  Rife, Jason ^a   Rock, Stephen M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); Jelly fish; Performance evaluation; Remotely operated vehicle (ROV); Segmentation; Visual tracking in natural scenes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERFORMANCE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

FIXED-GRADIENT THRESHOLD-BASED VISION ALGORITHM; JELLYFISH; VISUAL TRACKING;

UNDERWATER IMAGING;

EID: 0347900655     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2003.819315     Document Type: Article

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