A survey on underwater computer vision

SP González-Sabbagh, A Robles-Kelly - ACM Computing Surveys, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Underwater computer vision has attracted increasing attention in the research community
due to the recent advances in underwater platforms such as of rovers, gliders, autonomous …

An overview of key SLAM technologies for underwater scenes

X Wang, X Fan, P Shi, J Ni, Z Zhou - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autonomous localization and navigation, as an essential research area in robotics, has a
broad scope of applications in various scenarios. To widen the utilization environment and …

Autonomous underwater vehicles: Identifying critical issues and future perspectives in image acquisition

A Monterroso Muñoz, MJ Moron-Fernández… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Underwater imaging has been present for many decades due to its relevance in vision and
navigation systems. In recent years, advances in robotics have led to the availability of …

Optical imaging and image restoration techniques for deep ocean mapping: a comprehensive survey

Y Song, D Nakath, M She, K Köser - PFG–Journal of Photogrammetry …, 2022 - Springer
Visual systems are receiving increasing attention in underwater applications. While the
photogrammetric and computer vision literature so far has largely targeted shallow water …

A feature detection network based on self-attention mechanism for underwater image processing

D Wu, B Su, L Hao, Y Wang, L Zhang, Z Yan - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Underwater image processing is seriously challenged by the absorption and scattering of
light in water. This paper introduces a self supervised learning network that utilizes self …

An Optical Digital Twin for Underwater Photogrammetry: GEODT—A Geometrically Verified Optical Digital Twin for Development, Evaluation, Training, Testing and …

D Nakath, M She, Y Song, K Köser - PFG–Journal of Photogrammetry …, 2022 - Springer
Most parts of the Earth's surface are situated in the deep ocean. To explore this visually
rather adversarial environment with cameras, they have to be protected by pressure …

Detecting and suppressing marine snow for underwater visual slam

LM Hodne, E Leikvoll, M Yip… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Conventional SLAM methods which work very well in typical above-water situations, are
based on detecting keypoints that are tracked between images, from which egomotion and …

Metrically scaled monocular depth estimation through sparse priors for underwater robots

L Ebner, G Billings, S Williams - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we address the problem of real-time dense depth estimation from monocular
images for mobile underwater vehicles. We formulate a deep learning model that fuses …

Robust visual-based localization and mapping for underwater vehicles: A survey

S Ding, T Zhang, M Lei, H Chai, F Jia - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The high-precision localization module is an essential component of unmanned underwater
vehicles (UUVs), providing critical parameter information for motion control, decision …

Visual sensing on marine robotics for the 3D documentation of Underwater Cultural Heritage: A review

E Diamanti, Ø Ødegård - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in marine
technology as it pertains to the 3D documentation of underwater archaeological and …