Mobile underwater debris survey system (MUDSS)

Author

Carroll, P.J. ; Summey, Delbert C.

Author_Institution

Coastal Syst. Stat., Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

613

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of MUDSS, a multi-sensor system for the surveying of underwater ordinance and explosive waste (OEW) in shallow water (10´ to 200´). The MUDSS concept and mode of operation are described and operational performance of the MUDSS state-of-the-art (SOA) sensors is presented from preliminary tests against a range of OEW targets. MUDSS employs advanced real-time processing and data fusion techniques to improve target detection in the presence of clutter, a significant problem in many shallow water sites of interest. MUDSS is expected to provide a substantial and unmatched capability to accurately survey underwater sites as the first step to remediation

Keywords

image classification; magnetometers; marine systems; measurement by laser beam; military equipment; object detection; sensor fusion; sonar imaging; weapons; MUDSS; OEW targets; advanced real-time processing; clutter; data fusion; mobile underwater debris survey system; multi-sensor system; operational performance; shallow water; target detection; underwater ordinance and explosive waste; underwater sites; Acoustic sensors; Cascading style sheets; Chemical sensors; Chemical technology; Magnetic sensors; Magnetic separation; Object detection; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Superconducting magnets; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699528

Filename

699528