Wang Zhuo, Guo Hongmei, Jiang Longjie, Feng Xiaoning
{"title":"AUV-aided communication method for underwater mobile sensor network","authors":"Wang Zhuo, Guo Hongmei, Jiang Longjie, Feng Xiaoning","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485345","url":null,"abstract":"Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are getting growing interest because of wide-range applications. However, the underwater acoustic communication technology is constrained by the nodes' continuous movement, limited communication bandwidth and node energy, which bring great challenges to UWSNs. In order to handle these challenges and to achieve an efficient energy consumption, many researches have been carried. A significant problem in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) is the difficulty of energy limit. This paper proposes an AUV-aided acoustic communication protocol, namely AA-RP (AUV-Aided Routing Method Integrated Path Planning), which integrates the AUV's dynamic path planning algorithms into the routing protocol. This integrated communication method relies on two phases: AAR (AUV-Aided Network Routing) and RAPP (Routing Aided Path Planning). AA-RP utilizes the cooperation of multi-tasks to reduce energy consumption for network and avoids hot spot and zone problem with a dynamic GN (Gateway Node) schemes. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed method, we make the simulation with NS3, which contains a UAN (Underwater Acoustic Network) module. The simulation results show that the method can reduce the network energy consumption with a good delivery ratio.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123520898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaodong Liu, Shuwen Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Jinliang Cao, Hongyi Wang
{"title":"Sounding data quality assessment method and result of high-resolution bathymetric sidescan sonar system","authors":"Xiaodong Liu, Shuwen Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Jinliang Cao, Hongyi Wang","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485446","url":null,"abstract":"High-resolution bathymetric sidescan sonar system (HRBSSS) is a kind of acoustic detection equipment for the micro-topography of the seafloor. This paper briefly introduces the working principle, the main error sources, the data processing and error calibration method of HRBSSS at first. On this basis, a sounding data quality assessment method including one part for the sonar and the other for the whole system is proposed. And with the method and the field experiment data, the sounding data quality of the HRBSSS on DTA-6000 acoustic deep tow system and 4500 meters autonomous underwater vehicle(4500m AUV) is assessed, and the results in different conditions are compared and analyzed.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123680289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single scattering impulse response modeling of underwater wireless optical channels","authors":"Yiqing Zhou, Yuhan Dong","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485482","url":null,"abstract":"In underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC), impulse response is essential for performance evaluation and system design. However, most prior works on impulse response modeling for UWOC links utilize curve fitting of Monte Carlo simulation results and require remodeling once the link geometry or system configuration is changed. In this paper, we derive an analytical formula to model the single scattering component of impulse response. Simulation results have shown that the analytical model agrees with the Monte Carlo simulations for various link ranges, receiver apertures, launch angles and water types. The proposed model is beneficial for evaluation of UWOC links and further study on the impulse response with full components.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126762180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dense multiple-target tracking based on dual frequency identification sonar (DIDSON) image","authors":"Danxiang Jing, Jun Han, Guanyu Wang, Xiaoding Wang, Jianyong Wu, Guihui Chen","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485661","url":null,"abstract":"This paper used DIDSON to get information of underwater fish and carried out the real-time multiple-target tracking, particularly the targets were dense. Analysis of fishery resources was also done through the data post-processing. Realtime data processing mainly included DIDSON image building/enhancement/filter, target detection and multiple-target tracking. Nearest neighbor clustering algorithm combined with Extended Kalman Filter was applied to the multiple-target tracking. Data post-processing mainly implemented the statistics of fish duration, swimming speed, swimming direction, trajectory length, which will provide strong technical support for the fishery resources assessment.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126831016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving maritime technology: A cooperation technology perspective on cooperative artifacts","authors":"Yushan Pan","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485586","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a cooperation technology perspective on cooperative artifacts within cooperative work environments in the maritime domain. The issue of cooperation technology can be seen in the design of artifacts, as much cooperation technology has been disrupted rather than supported by engineering design, an example of which is maritime technology. Maritime operation systems narrowly focus on \"problem solving\" functionalities. From the perspective of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), these system \"problems\" are not so much problems of function as they are problems raised from interactions among human operators, cooperative artifacts, and computer systems. Systems developers sometimes overlook cooperative works supported by cooperative artifacts in maritime operations. This article aims to introduce cooperation technology into the maritime technology community by presenting two ways to improve maritime technology. Systems developers from the engineering field and CSCW designers need to explore ways to help human operators who practice maritime technology in situ with safety and commitment to good user experience. It is important that systems developers keep an open mind and accept new knowledge from other research fields to balance the relationship between technology and intimacy in human interactions in maritime technology.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123009678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On BER performance of underwater wireless optical MISO links under weak turbulence","authors":"Yuhan Dong, Jinxing Liu","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485506","url":null,"abstract":"Underwater absorption, scattering and turbulence processes will introduce attenuation and fading to light propagation and then degrade the performance of underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC). In this paper, we consider UWOC multiple-input single-output (MISO) links over which a single detector is illuminated by a uniform circular array (UCA) of an arbitrary number of light sources. We combine stochastic model and log-normal turbulence model, and then evaluate the bit-error-rate (BER) performance of these UWOC-MISO systems in the presence of weak turbulence as well as absorption and scattering. Simulation results suggest that turbulence will deteriorate BER performance of UWOC MISO links. This performance degradation can be alleviated by spatial transmit diversity of UWOC MISO systems.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114394858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On capacity of underwater optical wireless links under weak oceanic turbulence","authors":"Jinxing Liu, Yuhan Dong","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485523","url":null,"abstract":"With recent advances and interests in underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC), a proper understanding of optical propagation in underwater environment is more essential. In this paper, we study the channel model taking absorption, scattering and turbulence into account. Then we consider average (ergodic) channel capacity of UWOC links under weak turbulence. The fading coefficient of weak oceanic turbulence is assumed to follow a pseudo-log-normal distribution. We adopt Monte Carlo method to evaluate the relationship between the average channel capacity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Numerical results have shown that channel capacity decreases as link range increases and the capacity will be significantly degraded in turbulence for relatively larger scintillation index.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117107886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonghyun Ahn, S. Yasukawa, T. Sonoda, Yuya Nishida, K. Ishii, T. Ura
{"title":"Image enhancement and compression of deep-sea floor image for acoustic transmission","authors":"Jonghyun Ahn, S. Yasukawa, T. Sonoda, Yuya Nishida, K. Ishii, T. Ura","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485453","url":null,"abstract":"One of the important missions of AUVs is to take deep-sea images and make maps of sea floor to contribute the understanding of deep-sea biology and geology. The sea floor images include lots of information such as distributions of creatures, minerals and so on. The next mission expected for AUVs is to bring the samples back concurrently with taking interesting photos, autonomously. However, this mission is difficult to perform fully-autonomous without the knowledge of biologists or geologists, as the AUVs don't know which objects are interesting or important for them and it takes long time to teach AUVs all features of target samples. It is necessary for AUVs to work semi-autonomously by collaborating with scientists on the ship and getting commands to indicate the important samples. In this research, we proposed an image enhancement and compression method for acoustic transmission with limited communication density. The proposed method enhances the effect of light attenuation in the deep-sea floor image and reduces the image depth from 24-bit of original images to 4-bit. The method is evaluated by transmission experiment using a new AUV \"TUNA-SAND 2\".","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128233250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zongying Li, Zhaorui Gu, Haiyong Zheng, Bing Zheng, Jingpeng Liu
{"title":"Underwater image sharpness assessment based on selective attenuation of color in the water","authors":"Zongying Li, Zhaorui Gu, Haiyong Zheng, Bing Zheng, Jingpeng Liu","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485695","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the dramatic effect of scattering caused by underwater medium, blur commonly occurs in underwater images. Moreover, colors are frequently attenuated in underwater situations, in response to the effect that water selectively absorbs light of different wavelengths. Thus, this color loss becomes one of the key features of underwater images. Most present blur/sharpness evaluation algorithms, which are based on grayscale images, are able to perform well on normal overwater images. However, they could not assess underwater images sufficiently because the color distortion has been neglected. This paper proposes a method to measure the underwater image sharpness based on selective attenuation of color in the water. In addition, in order to evaluate the performance of our method, we exploit an underwater image database. Tests on LIVE blur database and underwater image database demonstrate that our method correlates better with subjective human quality evaluations compared with the other methods.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128566564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance analysis of capon matched-field algorithm in spatially correlated noise field","authors":"Z. Xiao, Wei Xia, Zibin Yu","doi":"10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485688","url":null,"abstract":"Matched field processing (MFP) for passive source localization is a comprehensive application of signal processing techniques in extremely complex environment. In essence, it is a parameter estimation processor by exploiting full wave modeling of acoustic waveguide propagation. Typical MFP performance demonstrates a threshold behavior, that is, below some signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the mean-square error (MSE) increases dramatically. In this paper, we develop approaches to study MFP performance of the data-based Capon algorithm in the presence of spatially correlated noise. Especially, the effect of surface-generated noise (multi-rank) on MFP performance is interesting, different from that of point interference (one-rank). The Capon algorithm has a well-know high resolution. However, it cannot achieve the Cramer-Rao bound (CRB), because of the biased statistic and the SNR decrease due to sample covariance matrix. In this thesis, we modify the CRB to redefine the asymptotic local bound of the Capon algorithm here, and develop a so-called method of interval errors (MIE) to characterize the corresponding global performance bound. Performance analysis of capon MFP for source localization is implemented in a realistic shallow water environment. Simulation results suggest that, 1) in the presence of surface-generated noise or a point interference, both the threshold SNRs increase a lot, compared with the only white noise case; 2) surface-generated noise is a stronger destroyer of MFP performance than both white noise and a point interference. Nearly the same MFP performance is caused by much higher signal-to-surface-generated noise ratio (SSNR) than signal-to-interference ratio (SIR). 3) MSE at high SNR deceases in a slower pace with surface-generated noise than the case with white noise or a point interference.","PeriodicalId":382688,"journal":{"name":"OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128629311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}