Offshore Thermal Imaging Whale Detection Test in Canadian Waters

Abstract

Thermal imaging systems have been increasingly tested during the last decade for their capability to detect and localize whales in real time. For thermal imaging systems to be effective, automatic detection of the whale signatures in the video feed is crucial. To achieve reliable detection during high seas and for fast vessels, a stabilized video feed is necessary. We are currently developing a stabilized, low-cost thermal imaging camera system for marine mammal detection. Here we propose to test and refine our latest system development, especially the stabilization performance, during two field experiments in 2020 and 2021.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 2023
Accession Number
AD1207369

Entities

People

  • Daniel Paranhos Zitterbart

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Animals
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automatic
  • Calibration
  • Cells
  • Collisions
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Marine Transportation
  • Observers
  • Odontocetes
  • Offshore
  • Offshore Wind Power
  • Wildlife
  • Wind Energy

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.