Title :
Underwater video mosaicing for seabed mapping
Author :
Rzhanov, I. ; Linnett, L.M. ; Forbes, R.
Author_Institution :
Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping, New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents improved techniques and applications in mosaicing of underwater video images. The applications are of use to many marine scientists. High resolution seabed maps are created. The improvements in the processing relate to the removal of interframe variability and lighting, speed up of the mosaicing process and improved accuracy in the estimation of the transformation parameters. Results are presented for real data acquired under a variety of circumstances and scenes
Keywords :
image resolution; image segmentation; marine communication; parameter estimation; video cameras; video signal processing; high resolution seabed maps; image sequences; interframe variability removal; lighting; marine scientists; real data; seabed mapping; transformation parameters estimation accuracy; underwater imaging; underwater video images; underwater video mosaicing; video cameras; Cameras; Feature extraction; Fourier transforms; Image edge detection; Image resolution; Layout; Oceans; Research and development; Sea measurements; Video sequences;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6297-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.2000.900935
