Target recognition in synthetic aperture and high resolution sidescan sonar

J. M. Bell, Y. R. Petillot, K. Lebart, P. Y. Mignotte, H. Rohou, E. Coiras, S. Reed

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Abstract

The accurate detection and identification of underwater targets continues as a major issue, despite, or perhaps as a result of, the promise of higher resolution underwater imaging systems, including synthetic aperture sonar and high frequency sidescan. Numerous techniques have been proposed for computer aided detection to detect all possible mine-like objects, and computer aided classification to classify whether the detected object is a target or not. The majority of existing techniques employ supervised classification systems which are reliant on training data. The success of these systems can be highly dependant on the similarity of the test data to the training data, which includes the effect of the background region on which the target was located. This paper will briefly discuss and compare two possible solutions to this problem. The first is a model based system for classification and the second utilises an augmented reality simulator to produce training data. © Heriot-Watt University and NURC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIET Seminar on High Resolution Imaging and Target Classification
Pages99-106
Number of pages8
Volume2006
Edition11569
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
EventIET Seminar on High Resolution Imaging and Target Classification - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Nov 200521 Nov 2005

Conference

ConferenceIET Seminar on High Resolution Imaging and Target Classification
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period21/11/0521/11/05

Keywords

  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Sonar

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