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Vision for the Marine Environment

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Underwater computer vision; Underwater optical sensing and processing

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Vision for the Marine Environment refers to underwater imaging hardware and algorithms that enable the perception of the subsea environment for marine science applications, inspection and intervention.

Overview

For a long time, optical cameras have been used in ROVs to provide the user with visual feedback of the operational scene. Conversely, AUVs have been traditionally equipped with sonar imaging systems, for two main reasons. First, the range of acoustic imaging is significantly higher, and second, as a consequence, they can work at a safer altitude, while the AUV follows the bottom profile. Nevertheless, during the last decades, vision systems have become smaller and more power-efficient, and the robot hardware has become more powerful and capable of storing the images onboard. Nowadays, commercial AUVs may be equipped with vision systems able to provide high-resolution seafloor imagery in...

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  1. ViCOROB Institute, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Nuno Gracias, Pere Ridao, Rafael Garcia & Marc Carreras

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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Blk 1E Gillman Hts #17-43, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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Gracias, N., Ridao, P., Garcia, R., Carreras, M. (2018). Vision for the Marine Environment. In: Ang, M., Khatib, O., Siciliano, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_17-1

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