AUV Cable Tracking System Based on Electromagnetic and Video Data

Author

Inzartsev, Alexander V. ; Pavin, Alexander M.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Marine Technol. Problems Far East Branch, Russian Acad. of Sci., Vladivostok

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Questions of autonomous underwater vehicle /AUV/ movement control during cable inspection are considered in this paper. Mostly problematic stage of inspection is cable tracking. To solve this problem AUV should have reliable detection systems for cable recognition. Video imaging complex and electromagnetic searcher can be used for these purposes. Video imaging complex not always allows obtaining reliable data for cable recognition. Electromagnetic searcher (designed in the Institute of Marine Technology Problems can recognize metallic lengthy object during mutually crossing movement. Developed data integration system from these two subsystems allows increasing cable detection probability and quality of AUV movement along the inspection object. The devices description, data processing and AUV motion control on the basis of electromagnetic and video data are considered in this paper.

Keywords

remotely operated vehicles; submarine cables; underwater vehicles; video signal processing; AUV cable tracking system; Autonomous Underwater Vehicle movement control; Institute of Marine Technology Problems; cable detection probability; cable recognition; data integration system; data processing; electromagnetic searcher; metallic lengthy object; video imaging complex; Communication cables; Data processing; Image recognition; Inspection; Marine technology; Motion control; Object detection; Underwater cables; Underwater tracking; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2008 - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Ocean

Conference_Location

Kobe

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2125-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2126-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2008.4531082

Filename

4531082