A review on deep learning-based approaches for automatic sonar target recognition

D Neupane, J Seok - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Underwater acoustics has been implemented mostly in the field of sound navigation and
ranging (SONAR) procedures for submarine communication, the examination of maritime …

A review of underwater mine detection and classification in sonar imagery

S Hożyń - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Underwater mines pose extreme danger for ships and submarines. Therefore, navies
around the world use mine countermeasure (MCM) units to protect against them. One of the …

HoloOcean: An underwater robotics simulator

E Potokar, S Ashford, M Kaess… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the difficulty and expense of underwater field trials, a high fidelity underwater
simulator is a necessity for testing and developing algorithms. To fill this need, we present …

Realistic sonar image simulation using deep learning for underwater object detection

M Sung, J Kim, M Lee, B Kim, T Kim, J Kim… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This paper proposes a method that synthesizes realistic sonar images using a Generative
Adversarial Network (GAN). A ray-tracing-based sonar simulator first calculates semantic …

CycleGAN-based realistic image dataset generation for forward-looking sonar

D Liu, Y Wang, Y Ji, H Tsuchiya, A Yamashita… - Advanced …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we propose a novel method to generate realistic acoustic datasets for forward-
looking sonars. A forward-looking sonar, which is also known as an acoustic camera …

Physics-based modelling and simulation of multibeam echosounder perception for autonomous underwater manipulation

WS Choi, DR Olson, D Davis, M Zhang… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
One of the key distinguishing aspects of underwater manipulation tasks is the perception
challenges of the ocean environment, including turbidity, backscatter, and lighting effects …

Deep learning algorithms for sonar imagery analysis and its application in aquaculture: A review

Y Chai, H Yu, L Xu, D Li, Y Chen - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of underwater sensor techniques, using acoustic techniques to
obtain and analyze underwater images is an effective approach due to the superior nature of …

Overhead image factors for underwater sonar-based slam

J McConnell, F Chen, B Englot - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a critical capability for any autonomous
underwater vehicle (AUV). However, robust, accurate state estimation is still a work in …

Online 3-dimensional path planning with kinematic constraints in unknown environments using hybrid A* with tree pruning

J Scharff Willners, D Gonzalez-Adell, JD Hernández… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper we present an extension to the hybrid A*(HA*) path planner. This extension
allows autonomous underwater vehicle (AUVs) to plan paths in 3-dimensional (3D) …

Mapless navigation of a hybrid aerial underwater vehicle with deep reinforcement learning through environmental generalization

RB Grando, JC de Jesus, VA Kich… - 2022 Latin American …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Previous works showed that Deep-RL can be applied to perform mapless navigation,
including the medium transition of Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Underwater Vehicles …