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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437906903321

Autore

Elibol Armagan

Titolo

Efficient topology estimation for large scale optical mapping / / Armagan Elibol, Nuno Gracias, Rafael  Garcia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Heidelberg, : Springer, c2013

ISBN

9783642303135

3642303137

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 88 p.)

Collana

Springer tracts in advanced robotics, , 1610-7438 ; ; 82

Altri autori (Persone)

GraciasNuno

GarciaRafael

Disciplina

629.892

Soggetti

Robot vision

Remote submersibles

Topology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Feature-Based Image Mosaicing -- New Global Alignment Method -- Combined ASKF-EKF Framework for Topology Estimation -- Topology Estimation using Bundle Adjustment -- Conclusions -- New Global Alignment Method -- Combined ASKF-EKF Framework for Topology Estimation -- Topology Estimation using Bundle Adjustment.

Sommario/riassunto

Large scale optical mapping methods are in great demand among scientists who study different aspects of the seabed, and have been fostered by impressive advances in the capabilities of underwater robots in gathering optical data from the seafloor. Cost and weight constraints mean that low-cost ROVs usually have a very limited number of sensors. When a low-cost robot carries out a seafloor survey using a down-looking camera, it usually follows a predefined trajectory that provides several non time-consecutive overlapping image pairs. Finding these pairs (a process known as topology estimation) is indispensable to obtaining globally consistent mosaics and accurate trajectory estimates, which are necessary for a global view of the surveyed area, especially when optical sensors are the only data source. This book contributes to the state-of-art in large area image mosaicing methods for underwater surveys using low-cost vehicles equipped with



a very limited sensor suite. The main focus has been on global alignment and fast topology estimation, which are the most challenging steps in creating large area image mosaics. This book is intended to emphasise the importance of the topology estimation problem and to present different solutions using interdisciplinary approaches opening a way to further develop new strategies and methodologies.  .