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Maritime anomaly detection based on mean-reverting stochastic processes applied to a real-world scenario
(CMRE, 2019/05)A novel anomaly detection procedure based on the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) mean-reverting stochastic process is presented. The considered anomaly is a vessel that deviates from a planned route, changing its nominal velocity ... -
Scoring robotic competitions: balancing judging promptness and meaningful performance evaluation
(CMRE, 2019/05)To have a significant and fair competition an adequate scoring system is necessary. Different scoring systems exist, each one directly related to the nature and goals of the competition, e.g. student/educational, focused ... -
An autonomous underwater vehicle data-driven control strategy for target tracking
(CMRE, 2019/05)This paper presents a data-driven approach to control the movement of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operating as receivers of a multistatic sonar surveillance network. The algorithm adopts a nonmyopic receding ... -
The impact of covariance localization on the performance of an ocean EnKF system assimilating glider data in the Ligurian Sea
(CMRE, 2019/05)Data assimilation through an ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) is not exempt from deficiencies, including the generation of long-range unphysical correlations that degrade its performance. The covariance localization technique ... -
Autonomous underwater surveillance networks: a task allocation framework to manage cooperation
(2019/05)The design of efficient task allocation schemes is essential to manage autonomous underwater robotic surveillance networks. The network has to assign the most suited robots to the tasks which compose the mission, in spite ... -
Development of a software-defined and cognitive communications architecture at CMRE
(2019/05)This paper presents an overview of the functionalities of the Cognitive Communications Architecture (CCA) that is currently under development at the NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO) Centre for Maritime Research ... -
Performance assessment of vessel dynamic models for long-term prediction using heterogeneous data
(CMRE, 2019/06)Ship traffic monitoring is a foundation for many maritime security domains, and monitoring system specifications underscore the necessity to track vessels beyond territorial waters. However, vessels in open seas are seldom ... -
Boosting the talent of new generations of marine engineers through robotics competitions in realistic environments: the SAUC-E and euRathlon experience
(CMRE, 2019/06)This article summarizes the experience of the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) in the organization of the Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ... -
Multiple sensor Bayesian extended target tracking fusion approaches using random matrices
(CMRE, 2019/06)The tracking of extended targets is attracting a growing literature thanks to the high resolution of several modern radar systems. A fully Bayesian solution has been proposed in the random matrix framework. In this paper, ... -
Maritime situational awareness use cases enabled by space-borne sensors
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper discusses a technique for predicting a vessel?s position over a long time horizon with much lower uncertainty than current methods. Lowering the uncertainty of long-range prediction is a key challenge in maritime ... -
Localization of multiple sources using time-difference of arrival measurements
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper addresses the problem of localizing an unknown number of static sources emitting unknown signals from time-difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements. Based on the framework of random finite sets and finite set ... -
On the relationship between SAS image resolution and target-detection performance
(CMRE, 2019/06)The relationship between synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) image resolution and target-detection performance is quantified. It is first demonstrated how a lower-resolution SAS system can be simulated in a principled manner ... -
Micro-bathymetry data acquisition for 3D reconstruction of objects on the sea floor
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper describes an effort to capture micro-bathymetry data for the end purpose of 3D object reconstruction, using an AUV-borne multibeam echo sounder. Due to the combination of relatively narrow across-track coverage ... -
Fast unsupervised seafloor characterization in sonar imagery using lacunarity
(CMRE, 2019/06)A new unsupervised approach for characterizing seafloor in side-looking sonar imagery is proposed. The approach is based on lacunarity, which measures the pixel-intensity variation, of through-the-sensor data. No training ... -
Experimental evaluation of Net-LBL: an acoustic network-based navigation system
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper describes the use and in-field evaluation of a Networked-Long Base Line system (Net-LBL) where a network of underwater nodes cooperate to support the localisation and navigation of mobile vehicles. To avoid the ... -
Dynamic underwater sensor network for sparse field estimation
(CMRE, 2019/06)A coordinated dynamic network of autonomous underwater gliders to estimate 3D environmental sparse fields is proposed and tested. Field spatial sparsity is exploited in the estimation algorithm. Moreover field measurements ... -
Underwater communications research and development at CMRE
(CMRE, 2019/06)A key to developing autonomous maritime systems for NATO is communication among data gathering platforms below and above the water. However, unlike the mature technologies that are used for terrestrial networks, underwater ... -
Dissecting uncertainty-based fusion techniques for maritime anomaly detection
(CMRE, 2019/06)Detecting and classifying anomalies for Maritime Situation Awareness gets a lot of benefit from the combination of multiple sources, correlating their output for detecting inconsistencies in vessels' behaviour. Adequate ... -
Scalable adaptive multitarget tracking using multiple sensors
(CMRE, 2019/06)In networked mobile multitarget tracking systems, parameters such as detection probabilities, clutter rates, and motion model parameters are often unknown and time-varying. Such parameter variability can seriously degrade ... -
Identification of sea surface temperature (SST) variability areas through a statistical approach using remote sensing and numerical ocean model data
(CMRE, 2019/06)An understanding of environmental variability (stability/instability) is important to support operational planning of expeditionary warfare and littoral operations, as well as for preparing the Recognized Environmental ...