Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging

Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), September 2011.

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Main Author: Gorman, Geoffrey Allen
Other Authors: Hanumant Singh.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68945
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spelling mit-1721.1/689452019-04-12T15:26:14Z Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging Gorman, Geoffrey Allen Hanumant Singh. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Underwater imaging systems Underwater light Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), September 2011. "September 2011." "©2011"--P. 2. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101). The ocean depths provide an ever changing and complex imaging environment. As scientists and researches strive to document and study more remote and optically challenging areas, specifically scatter-limited environments. There is a requirement for new illumination systems that improve both image quality and increase imaging distance. One of the most constraining optical properties to underwater image quality are scattering caused by ocean chemistry and entrained organic material. By reducing the size of the scatter interaction volume, one can immediately improve both the focus (forward scatter limited) and contrast (backscatter limited) of underwater images. This thesis describes a relatively simple, cost-effective and field-deployable low-power dynamic lighting system that minimizes the scatter interaction volume with both subjective and quantifiable improvements in imaging performance. by Geoffrey Allen Gorman. S.M. 2012-01-30T17:05:05Z 2012-01-30T17:05:05Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68945 773819152 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 101 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Underwater imaging systems
Underwater light
Gorman, Geoffrey Allen
Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title_full Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title_fullStr Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title_full_unstemmed Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title_short Field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
title_sort field deployable dynamic lighting system for turbid water imaging
topic Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Underwater imaging systems
Underwater light
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68945
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