A Hybrid Modular Optical Model To Predict 2-D and 3-D Environments in Ports and Beneath Ship Hulls for AUV Sensor-Performance Optimization in MCM Activities

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research effort is to develop a method to predict rapidly the visible radiance distribution in complex three-dimensional marine environments as found in ports and anchorages. Effective deployment of AUV- or ROV-mounted sensors to inspect ship hulls and port facilities will depend on accurate, real-time prediction of the sub-surface optical environment at the time and place of inspection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA619739

Entities

People

  • Kendall L. Carder
  • Phillip N. Reinersman

Organizations

  • University of South Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Computer Programs
  • Deployment
  • Environment
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Inspection
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Optical Properties
  • Optimization
  • Power Distribution
  • Radiance
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Ship Hulls
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.