Trajectory sonar perception in the Ligurian Sea

This paper describes a new technique for tracking locally curved unknown objects using sonar. The approach explicitly accounts for relevant robot dynamics. Objects are tracked by looking for temporal sequences of observations that fit a kinematic model. The method is illustrated using data from a sy...

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Main Authors: Rikoski, R, Leonard, J, Newman, P, Schmidt, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Summary:This paper describes a new technique for tracking locally curved unknown objects using sonar. The approach explicitly accounts for relevant robot dynamics. Objects are tracked by looking for temporal sequences of observations that fit a kinematic model. The method is illustrated using data from a synthetic aperture sonar gathered by an Odyssey III at NATO SACLANT's GOATS 2002 experiment in the Ligurian Sea. © Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2006.