Field experiments for marine casualty detection with autonomous surface vehicles

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

Martins, A (Author) Other; Dias, A (Author) Other; Almeida, J (Author) Other; Ferreira, H (Author) Other; Almeida, C (Author) Other; Amaral, G (Author) Other; Machado, D (Author) Other; Sousa, J (Author) Other; Pereira, P (Author) Other; Aníbal Castilho Coimbra de Matos (Author) FEUP; Lobo, V (Author) Other; E. Pereira da Silva (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2013 OCEANS - SAN DIEGO

MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference

San Diego, CA, SEP 23-27, 2013

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Abstract (EN): In this paper we present a set of field tests for detection of human in the water with an unmanned surface vehicle using infrared and color cameras. These experiments aimed to contribute in the development of victim target tracking and obstacle avoidance for unmanned surface vehicles operating in marine search and rescue missions. This research is integrated in the work conducted in the European FP7 research project Icarus aiming to develop robotic tools for large scale rescue operations. The tests consisted in the use of the ROAZ unmanned surface vehicle equipped with a precision GPS system for localization and both visible spectrum and IR cameras to detect the target. In the experimental setup, the test human target was deployed in the water wearing a life vest and a diver suit (thus having lower temperature signature in the body except hands and head) and was equipped with a GPS logger. Multiple target approaches were performed in order to test the system with different sun incidence relative angles. The experimental setup, detection method and preliminary results from the field trials performed in the summer of 2013 in Sesimbra, Portugal and in La Spezia, Italy are also presented in this work.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5