In harbor underwater threat detection/identification using active imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5780, Issue , 2005, Pages 59-70

  Weidemann, Alan ^a   Fournier, Georges R ^b   Forand, L ^b   Mathieu, P ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active underwater imaging; Range gating; Underwater detection; Underwater identification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE UNDERWATER IMAGING; RANGE GATING; UNDERWATER DETECTION; UNDERWATER IDENTIFICATION;

CAMERAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PORTS AND HARBORS;

UNDERWATER IMAGING;

EID: 26444600240     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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