Development of real-time acoustic image recognition system using by autonomous marine vehicle

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-105

  Yu, Son Cheol ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic image; Automation; Marine vehicle; Object recognition; Real time

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; AUTOMATION; IMAGE RECOGNITION; OBJECT RECOGNITION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

REAL-TIME ACOUSTIC IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEM; REAL-TIME PROCESSING;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; AUTOMATION; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; IMAGE RECOGNITION; OBJECT RECOGNITION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTICS; AUTOMATION; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; DETECTION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REAL TIME; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36248966252     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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