Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading
An underwater imaging system was investigated for automotive use in highly scattered underwater environments. The purpose of the system is the driver’s information about hidden obstacles, such as stones, driftwood, open sewer hatches. A comparison of various underwater vision methods was p...
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| author | Aleksandr Bystrov Edward Hoare Marina Gashinova Mikhail Cherniakov Thuy-Yung Tran |
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| description | An underwater imaging system was investigated for automotive use in highly scattered underwater environments. The purpose of the system is the driver’s information about hidden obstacles, such as stones, driftwood, open sewer hatches. A comparison of various underwater vision methods was presented by the way they are implemented, the range reached, and the cost of implementation. It has been experimentally shown that a conventional active system can provide a maximum visibility range of up to three light attenuation lengths. In most practical cases of turbid waters during floods, this corresponds to distances of about 1 meter. From the presented analysis it follows that advanced extended range imaging methods allow increasing of the visibility range up to 2 meters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41377365c95b48ff94af948a5151e5ca2022-12-22T02:21:51ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-12-011812447610.3390/s18124476s18124476Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive WadingAleksandr Bystrov0Edward Hoare1Marina Gashinova2Mikhail Cherniakov3Thuy-Yung Tran4Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKDepartment of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKDepartment of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKDepartment of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKJaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, Coventry CV3 4LF, UKAn underwater imaging system was investigated for automotive use in highly scattered underwater environments. The purpose of the system is the driver’s information about hidden obstacles, such as stones, driftwood, open sewer hatches. A comparison of various underwater vision methods was presented by the way they are implemented, the range reached, and the cost of implementation. It has been experimentally shown that a conventional active system can provide a maximum visibility range of up to three light attenuation lengths. In most practical cases of turbid waters during floods, this corresponds to distances of about 1 meter. From the presented analysis it follows that advanced extended range imaging methods allow increasing of the visibility range up to 2 meters.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4476advanced driver assistance systemsimage analysisobject detectionoptical propagationoptical sensors |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandr Bystrov Edward Hoare Marina Gashinova Mikhail Cherniakov Thuy-Yung Tran Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading Sensors advanced driver assistance systems image analysis object detection optical propagation optical sensors |
| title | Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading |
| title_full | Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading |
| title_fullStr | Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading |
| title_full_unstemmed | Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading |
| title_short | Underwater Optical Imaging for Automotive Wading |
| title_sort | underwater optical imaging for automotive wading |
| topic | advanced driver assistance systems image analysis object detection optical propagation optical sensors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4476 |
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