Title :
Mobile underwater debris survey system (MUDSS)
Author :
Carroll, P.J. ; Summey, Delbert C.
Author_Institution :
Coastal Syst. Stat., Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL
Abstract :
This paper reports on the development of MUDSS, a multi-sensor system for the surveying of underwater ordinance and explosive waste (OEW) in shallow water (10´ to 200´). The MUDSS concept and mode of operation are described and operational performance of the MUDSS state-of-the-art (SOA) sensors is presented from preliminary tests against a range of OEW targets. MUDSS employs advanced real-time processing and data fusion techniques to improve target detection in the presence of clutter, a significant problem in many shallow water sites of interest. MUDSS is expected to provide a substantial and unmatched capability to accurately survey underwater sites as the first step to remediation
Keywords :
image classification; magnetometers; marine systems; measurement by laser beam; military equipment; object detection; sensor fusion; sonar imaging; weapons; MUDSS; OEW targets; advanced real-time processing; clutter; data fusion; mobile underwater debris survey system; multi-sensor system; operational performance; shallow water; target detection; underwater ordinance and explosive waste; underwater sites; Acoustic sensors; Cascading style sheets; Chemical sensors; Chemical technology; Magnetic sensors; Magnetic separation; Object detection; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Superconducting magnets; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699528
