Conferences
A Probabilistic Approach for Defect Detection based on Saliency Mechanisms
The use of saliency mechanisms for defect detection is discussed in this work. We consider defects on regular surfaces as conspicuous areas that catch the attention of the surveyors. Following this approach, we propose the use of the Bayesian framework SUN, devised to...
SSS-SLAM: An Object Oriented Matlab Framework for Underwater SLAM using Side Scan Sonar
Side Scan Sonars (SSS) are frequently used by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) to observe the sea floor. However, automatically processing the information they provide to perform tasks such as Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) or mosaicking is difficult...
Intensity Correction of Side-Scan Sonar Images
This paper presents a new method to remove the effects of uneven ensonification in Side-Scan Sonar (SSS) acoustic images, facilitating their use in underwater robotics. A Lambertian model is used for the sonar scattering process, relating the received echo with the...
Diseño y modelización de una plataforma híbrida aéreo-terrestre para aplicaciones de inspección visual (Technical Report A-03-2014)
Diseño de una plataforma híbrida aéreo-terrestre para aplicaciones de inspección visual
I-AUV Docking and intervention in a subsea panel
While commercially available autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are routinely used in survey missions, a new set of applications exist which clearly demand intervention capabilities: the maintenance of permanent underwater structures as well as the recovery of...