Title :
Visual tracking of jellyfish in situ
Author :
Rife, Jason ; Rock, Stephen M.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Marine biologists desire an automated system for observing gelatinous zooplankton. This study represents the first attempt at real-time robotic tracking of a gelatinous animal in the open ocean. Challenges stem from uneven lighting, encounters with other marine life and frequent out-of-frame events. Analysis of a large video library of human-controlled jelly tracking supported selection of an appropriate vision algorithm. The vision architecture was implemented as an ROV pilot aid and tested at 600 m below the surface of Monterey Bay
Keywords :
biology computing; remotely operated vehicles; robot vision; underwater vehicles; video signal processing; 600 m; Monterey Bay; ROV pilot aid; automated system; gelatinous animal; gelatinous zooplankton observation; human-controlled jelly tracking; jellyfish; lighting; marine biology; marine life; open ocean; out-of-frame events; real-time robotic tracking; remotely operated vehicles; video library analysis; vision algorithm; vision architecture; visual tracking; Cameras; Libraries; Machine vision; Marine animals; Oceans; Remotely operated vehicles; Target tracking; Testing; Underwater tracking; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6725-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.2001.959010
