Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Upgrade for Smart Sensor Imaging System

Abstract

The long term goal of this program is to develop a next generation of underwater optical imaging systems that utilize new sensors and advanced signal processing in order to acquire more information about the ocean environment. The specific goal of this project is to demonstrate the utility of a fast read out 1 dimensional CCD camera in concert with a scanning laser system. Theoretically, the system should permit the observation of microscale bathymetry (1 mm - 10 cm) at ranges of 2 m to 10 m with concurrent observation of bottom albedo at extended imaging ranges (3-7 total attenuation lengths). The system is called L-Bath for laser bathymetry. This funding increment provided additional support for the system development so that the system could be mounted and operated from an AUV.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA541822

Entities

People

  • Jules S. Jaffe

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Backscattering
  • Bathymetry
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Ocean Environments
  • Particulate Matter
  • Power Supplies
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Signal Processing
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy