Simultaneous enhancement and super-resolution of underwater imagery for improved visual perception

MJ Islam, P Luo, J Sattar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.01155, 2020 - arxiv.org
In this paper, we introduce and tackle the simultaneous enhancement and super-resolution
(SESR) problem for underwater robot vision and provide an efficient solution for near real …

An extensive literature review on underwater image colour correction

M Vlachos, D Skarlatos - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The topic of underwater (UW) image colour correction and restoration has gained significant
scientific interest in the last couple of decades. There are a vast number of disciplines, from …

SVIn2: A multi-sensor fusion-based underwater SLAM system

S Rahman, A Quattrini Li… - The International Journal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents SVIn2, a novel tightly-coupled keyframe-based Simultaneous
Localization and Mapping (SLAM) system, which fuses Scanning Profiling Sonar, Visual …

Underwater cultural heritage documentation using photogrammetry

A Calantropio, F Chiabrando - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) is an irreplaceable resource with intrinsic value that
requires preservation, documentation, and safeguarding. Documentation is fundamental to …

UIEGAN: Adversarial learning-based photorealistic image enhancement for intelligent underwater environment perception

G Han, M Wang, H Zhu, C Lin - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Underwater image enhancement (UIE) is an essential task for intelligent environment
perception in underwater remote visual sensing scenarios. However, the computing power …

SVAM: Saliency-guided visual attention modeling by autonomous underwater robots

MJ Islam, R Wang, J Sattar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.06252, 2020 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a holistic approach to saliency-guided visual attention modeling
(SVAM) for use by autonomous underwater robots. Our proposed model, named SVAM-Net …

Real-time dense 3d mapping of underwater environments

W Wang, B Joshi, N Burgdorfer… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses real-time dense 3D reconstruction for a resource-constrained
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Underwater vision-guided operations are among …

High definition, inexpensive, underwater mapping

B Joshi, M Xanthidis, S Rahman… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we present a complete framework for Underwater SLAM utilizing a single
inexpensive sensor. Over the recent years, imaging technology of action cameras is …

Underwater monocular image depth estimation using single-beam echosounder

M Roznere, AQ Li - 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a methodology for real-time depth estimation of underwater monocular
camera images, fusing measurements from a single-beam echosounder. Our system …

Monocular camera and single-beam sonar-based underwater collision-free navigation with domain randomization

P Yang, H Liu, M Roznere, AQ Li - The International Symposium of …, 2022 - Springer
Underwater navigation presents several challenges, including unstructured unknown
environments, lack of reliable localization systems (eg, GPS), and poor visibility …