Mola Mola, NIUST´s low-altitude photo and multibeam AUV

Author

Woolsey, M. ; Diercks, A.-R. ; Asper, V.L.

Author_Institution

Undersea Vehicle Technol. Center, Nat. Inst. for Undersea Sci. & Technol., Abbeville, MS, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Mola Mola is a seafloor mapping AUV owned and operated by the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST). Its primary sensor is a downward-facing camera producing color-corrected seafloor imagery which, with proper navigation and post processing, can be converted to a photo mosaic. It also uses a multibeam sonar to gather bathymetry encompassing the photo coverage. Since its delivery in May of 2009 Mola Mola has been modified in the areas of its imaging and navigation systems as well as several mechanical systems.

Keywords

bathymetry; geophysical image processing; image segmentation; oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; sonar imaging; underwater vehicles; Mola Mola; National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology; bathymetry; downward-facing camera; imaging systems; low-altitude photo; mechanical systems; multibeam AUV; multibeam sonar; navigation systems; photo coverage; photo mosaic; seafloor imagery; seafloor mapping; Cameras; Propellers; Shafts; Software; Sonar navigation; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2010

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4332-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664411

Filename

5664411