A fully‐automatic side‐scan sonar simultaneous localization and mapping framework
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 2023 Side‐scan sonar is a lightweight acoustic sensor that is frequently deployed on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to provide high‐resolution seafloor images.
Jun Zhang +3 more
doaj +5 more sources
Sample Augmentation Method for Side-Scan Sonar Underwater Target Images Based on CBL-sinGAN
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe scarcity and difficulty in acquiring Side-scan sonar target images limit the application of deep learning algorithms in Side-scan sonar target detection.
Chengyang Peng +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
A Small-Sample Target Detection Method of Side-Scan Sonar Based on CycleGAN and Improved YOLOv8
Applied SciencesBecause of their low cost and ease of deployment, side-scan sonars is one of the most widely used underwater survey instruments. However, the complexity of the marine environment and the difficulty in target acquisition limit the detection accuracy of ...
Ye Zheng +3 more
doaj +4 more sources
The geological interpretation of side-scan sonar
Reviews of Geophysics, 1990 Recent developments in side-scan sonar technology have increased the potential for fundamental changes in our understanding of ocean basins. Developed in the late 1960s, “side looking” sonars have been widely used for the last two decades to obtain ...
Maryann Helferty +3 more
core +4 more sources
Side-Scan Sonar Image Matching Method Based on Topology Representation
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringIn the realm of underwater environment detection, achieving information matching stands as a pivotal step, forming an indispensable component for collaborative detection and research in areas such as distributed mapping.
Dianyu Yang +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Remote Sensing, 2017 Affected by the residual of time varying gain, beam patterns, angular responses, and sonar altitude variations, radiometric distortion degrades the quality of side-scan sonar images and seriously affects the application of these images. However, existing
Jianhu Zhao +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
Alluvial substrate mapping by automated texture segmentation of recreational-grade side scan sonar imagery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Side scan sonar in low-cost 'fishfinder' systems has become popular in aquatic ecology and sedimentology for imaging submerged riverbed sediment at coverages and resolutions sufficient to relate bed texture to grain-size.
Daniel Hamill +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Side-Scan Sonar Applications for evaluating Coastal Structures [PDF]
, 1988 Source: https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/Applications of side-scan sonar for inspecting coastal structures were evaluated. Results were based on 6 years of structure inspections, including structures on the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and Great ...
Pope, Joan, Clausner, James E.
core +4 more sources
MSF-DETR: A small target detection algorithm for sonar images based on spatial-frequency domain collaborative feature fusion. [PDF]
PLoS ONESide-scan sonar imaging is essential for underwater target detection in marine exploration and engineering applications, yet small target detection faces significant challenges including limited frequency domain feature utilization, insufficient multi ...
Heng Zhao +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Registration and variability of side scan sonar imagery [PDF]
, 1988 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ocean Engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution August 1988This thesis presents the results of several experiments performed ...
Nicholson, John William +2 more
core +3 more sources