Detection of Small Water-Bodies

Abstract

This paper provides information on how we have utilized two approaches for detection of small water bodies. The first approach requires use of an existing custom camera enclosure with three polarization filters at 0, 45, and 90 degrees, intrinsically mounted, such that these filters and associated optics view exactly the same scene and so all three views are optically co-registered. The other approach requires use of three physically distinct cameras with the same type of polarization filters mounted on three low-cost off-the-shelf cameras each with similar optics, running with certain geometric approximations due to the flat-earth assumption. There are pros and cons for each approach. Results for an actual deployment are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433004

Entities

People

  • Alok Sarwal
  • David Simon
  • Jeremy Nett

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Beam Splitting
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equalization
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Intensity
  • Linear Polarization
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Platforms
  • Polarization
  • Robotics
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • User Interface
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.