Browsing Reprints by Subject "Algorithms"
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Autofocusing a synthetic aperture sonar using the temporal and spatial coherence of seafloor reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)An autofocusing algorithm for the compensation of translational motion errors of a sea floor rmaging synthetic aperture side scan sonar is presented. The algorithm does not depend on the presence or absence of dominant ... -
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 ... -
AUV active perception: exploiting the water column
(CMRE, 2019/06)Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) present a low-cost alternative or supplement to existing underwater surveillance networks. The NATO STO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation is developing collaborative ... -
AUV-enabled adaptive underwater surveying for optimal data collection
(NURC, 2012/04)A new adaptive strategy for performing data collection with a sonar-equipped autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is proposed. The approach is general in the sense that it is applicable to a wide range of underwater tasks ... -
Belief propagation based AIS/radar data fusion for multi-target tracking
(CMRE, 2019/05)A data fusion technique aiming at combining observations from two classes of sensors is proposed. The first class consists of sensors that produce periodic noisy observations of the targets; moreover, they may also miss ... -
Classification of odontocete buzz clicks using a multi-hypothesis tracker
(NURC, 2009/12)Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) buzz clicks have been found to have characteristics that can vary significantly. While we have not succeeded to classify them individually, we find that their spectrum ... -
A distributed framework for embedded collaborative autonomy
(CMRE, 2019/05)We have designed and implemented a framework for the development and deployment of multi-agent task allocation solutions, with particular awareness of the operational constraints encountered by Unmanned Maritime Systems ... -
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 ... -
Efficient dense sonar surveys with an autonomous underwater vehicle
(CMRE, 2014/01)An algorithm for the in situ adaptation of the survey route of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with side-looking sonars was recently proposed. This algorithm immediately exploits the through-the-sensor data ... -
Heterogeneous information fusion for multitarget tracking using the sum-product algorithm
(CMRE, 2019/06)The sum-product algorithm (SPA) was recently shown to provide a scalable methodology for multitarget tracking (MTT) using multiple sensors. Here, we focus on another advantage of the SPA frame-work, namely, its capacity ... -
Knowledge-based ship tracking applied to HF surface wave radar data
(CMRE, 2019/06)In recent years, low-power high-frequency surface-wave radars have received significant attention thanks to their over-the-horizon coverage capability and the continuous-time operation mode. These radars have become effective ... -
A market-based task allocation framework for autonomous underwater surveillance networks
(CMRE, 2019/06)Realisation of underwater robotic surveillance networks raises several challenges for marine robotics. The underwater scenario is typically characterised by intermittent and unreliable communication. This makes it challenging ... -
The Mondrian detection algorithm for sonar imagery
(CMRE, 2019/06)A new algorithm called the Mondrian detector has been developed for object detection in high-frequency synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) imagery. If a second (low) frequency-band image is available, the algorithm can seamlessly ... -
Multi-view target classification in synthetic aperture sonar imagery
(NURC, 2009/12)This work proposes an elegantly simple solution to the general task of classifying the shape of an object that has been viewed multiple times. Specifically, this problem is addressed in the context of underwater mine ... -
On adaptive underwater object detection
(NURC, 2012/04)A new algorithm for the detection of underwater objects in sonar imagery is proposed. One particularly novel component of the algorithm also detects the presence of, and estimates the orientation of, sand ripples. The ... -
Practical active sonar receiver systems using fast frequency-domain correlation
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Prediction of rendezvous in maritime situational awareness
(CMRE, 2019/05)In this work, we consider the problem of algorithmically predicting rendezvous among vessels based on their trajectory forecasts in a maritime environment. The problem is treated as hypothesis testing on the expected value ... -
Real-time clock synchronisation in underwater acoustic networks
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper proposes an algorithm for real-time clock synchronisation in underwater acoustic networks. The algorithm models modem clocks as linear functions and embeds the data necessary for the clock synchronisation procedure ... -
Realistic ship model for extended target tracking algorithms
(CMRE, 2019/06)Recent developments in high resolution sensors have encouraged the use of Extended Target Tracking (ETT) algorithms specifically designed to deal with targets that generate more than one detection per frame. At the same ... -
A robust, opportunistic clock synchronization algorithm for ad hoc underwater acoustic networks
(CMRE, 2019/06)The proliferation of deployed sea-going autonomous platforms, such as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USV), and sensor nodes anchored to the seabed, makes the deployment of true underwater ...
