A recurrent neural network for detecting objects in sequences of sector-scan sonar images

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 857-871

  Perry, Stuart W ^a   Guan, Ling ^b  

^a Canon Info Syst Research Australia   (Australia)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Recurrent neural networks; Sector scan sonar; Temporal features; Underwater object detection; Underwater object tracking

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; KALMAN FILTERING; MOTION COMPENSATION; OBJECT RECOGNITION; RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; TRACKING (POSITION);

SECTOR SCAN SONAR; TEMPORAL FEATURES; UNDERWATER OBJECT DETECTION; UNDERWATER OBJECT TRACKING;

SONAR;

EID: 9244226529     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.831616     Document Type: Article

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