Title :
Segmentation of underwater 3D acoustical images for augmented and virtual reality applications
Author :
Giannitrapani, Riccardo ; Trucco, Andrea ; Murino, Vifforio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Udine Univ., Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, an algorithm devoted to the segmentation of acoustic three-dimensional sparse images is presented. The goal is the discrimination and the reconstruction of the objects present in an underwater scene. The final aim is to obtain an augmented representation of such images providing a virtual representation of the recognized objects in order to support a human operator for the navigation and inspection of underwater environments
Keywords :
augmented reality; image recognition; image reconstruction; image segmentation; object detection; sonar imaging; augmented reality applications; augmented representation; discrimination; human operator; inspection; navigation; reconstruction; segmentation; underwater 3D acoustical images; underwater scene; virtual reality applications; virtual representation; Humans; Image analysis; Image reconstruction; Image segmentation; Inspection; Layout; Navigation; Optical sensors; Underwater acoustics; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '99 MTS/IEEE. Riding the Crest into the 21st Century
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5628-4
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1999.799787
