Pose-graph SLAM using forward-looking sonar

J Li, M Kaess, RM Eustice… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter reports on a real-time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm
for an underwater robot using an imaging forward-looking sonar and its application in the …

Sensor‐driven autonomous underwater inspections: A receding‐horizon RRT‐based view planning solution for AUVs

L Zacchini, M Franchi, A Ridolfi - Journal of Field Robotics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are used by the scientific community for
various applications, from collecting well‐distributed high‐quality data to mapping the …

Deep learning from shallow dives: Sonar image generation and training for underwater object detection

S Lee, B Park, A Kim - arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.07990, 2018 - arxiv.org
Among underwater perceptual sensors, imaging sonar has been highlighted for its
perceptual robustness underwater. The major challenge of imaging sonar, however, arises …

Robust inertial-aided underwater localization based on imaging sonar keyframes

Y Xu, R Zheng, S Zhang, M Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article focuses on feature-based underwater localization and navigation for
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) using 2-D imaging sonar measurements. The …

Degeneracy-aware imaging sonar simultaneous localization and mapping

E Westman, M Kaess - IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-frequency imaging sonar sensors have recently been applied to aid underwater
vehicle localization, by providing frame-to-frame odometry measurements or loop closures …

Feature-based SLAM for imaging sonar with under-constrained landmarks

E Westman, A Hinduja, M Kaess - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent algorithms have demonstrated the feasibility of underwater feature-based SLAM
using imaging sonar. But previous methods have either relied on manual feature extraction …

Wide aperture imaging sonar reconstruction using generative models

E Westman, M Kaess - 2019 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we propose a new framework for reconstructing underwater surfaces from wide
aperture imaging sonar sequences. We demonstrate that when the leading object edge in …

A volumetric albedo framework for 3D imaging sonar reconstruction

E Westman, I Gkioulekas… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a novel framework for object-level 3D underwater reconstruction using imaging
sonar sensors. We demonstrate that imaging sonar reconstruction is analogous to the …

Data augmentation using image translation for underwater sonar image segmentation

E Lee, B Park, MH Jeon, H Jang, A Kim, S Lee - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In underwater environment, the study of object recognition is an important basis for
implementing an underwater unmanned vessel. For this purpose, abundant experimental …

Conditional GANs for sonar image filtering with applications to underwater occupancy mapping

T Lin, A Hinduja, M Qadri… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Underwater robots typically rely on acoustic sensors like sonar to perceive their
surroundings. However, these sensors are often inundated with multiple sources and types …