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A Study on The Image Expression of Side Scan Sonar (Side Scan Sonar 영상표현에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Won-Sil;Yoon, Ki-Han;Kim, Young-Il
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.152-153
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    • 2005
  • Side scan sonar System occupies an important position as one of marine survey equipments. The purpose of this research is to express sonar' scan images in underwater and compare with the measured size, shape and the quality of the material. Also we confirm the effectiveness of obtained images using the Side scan sonar.

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Side Scan Sonar based Pose-graph SLAM (사이드 스캔 소나 기반 Pose-graph SLAM)

  • Gwon, Dae-Hyeon;Kim, Joowan;Kim, Moon Hwan;Park, Ho Gyu;Kim, Tae Yeong;Kim, Ayoung
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.385-394
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    • 2017
  • Side scanning sonar (SSS) provides valuable information for robot navigation. However using the side scanning sonar images in the navigation was not fully studied. In this paper, we use range data, and side scanning sonar images from UnderWater Simulator (UWSim) and propose measurement models in a feature based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) framework. The range data is obtained by echosounder and sidescanning sonar images from side scan sonar module for UWSim. For the feature, we used the A-KAZE feature for the SSS image matching and adjusting the relative robot pose by SSS bundle adjustment (BA) with Ceres solver. We use BA for the loop closure constraint of pose-graph SLAM. We used the Incremental Smoothing and Mapping (iSAM) to optimize the graph. The optimized trajectory was compared against the dead reckoning (DR).

Management after installation of artificial reefs;Present Condition and Development Scheme (인공어초 사후관리 현황과 발전방향)

  • Lee, Sung-Il;Ahn, Seung-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.160-161
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    • 2005
  • It is important to manage artificial fish reefs with installation for restoration. The instruments of survey for artificial reefs condition(location, amount etc.) is Side Scan Sonar and Multi-beam sonar. The efficient and economic survey of the artificial reefs facility is the complete survey of the SSS(Side Scan Sonar) in all area first and then the survey of the artificial reefs by MBES(Multi Beam Echo Sounder) in the finding area.

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A Study on the Gain Control for Underwater Side Scan Sonar System (초음파를 이용한 해저면 영상화 기법에서의 Gain Control에 관한 연구)

  • 이철원;오영석;우종식
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.216-221
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    • 2000
  • This paper deals with the Gain Control in the processing of the underwater acoustic image obtained from side scan sonar(SSS) system. At first, this paper describes the principles of SSS that is a surveying equipment for the underground of the rivers or dams as well as sea floor. Then this paper analyzes the cause and effects of the time varying intensity from the view point of transmission loss and beam pattern. At last, the time varying gain filter that is adopted by the towfish is introduced.

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Development of LiDAR and SBES data Merging Program for Calculation of Water Volume (수량계산을 위한 LiDAR와 SBES데이터 통합프로그램 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Oh Yoon-Seuk;Bae Sang-Keun;Kim Byung-Guk
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.13 no.2 s.33
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    • pp.157-166
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    • 2005
  • LiDAR(Light Detection And Ranging) can make terrain model where above the ground and the mixed data between SBES(Single Beam Echo Sounder) and SSS(Side Scan Sonar) can make terrain model where bottom of water. So this research suggest that how to merge data which are got ken different devices and we developed the software which can display 2D/3D graphic and water volume calculation. And we compared accuracy between the commercial software'Surfer'and LiDAR and SBES data Merging Program.

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Analysis of the Effectiveness of Autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Mine Search Operation by Side Scan Sonar Characteristics (측면주사소나 특성에 따른 자율무인잠수정 기뢰탐색 효과도 분석)

  • Yoo, Tae-Suk;Park, Seok-Joon;Yoon, Seon-Il;Park, Ho-Gyu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.1077-1085
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    • 2020
  • In order to Mine Countermeasure (MCM), the search is carried out for the expected mine zone. At this time, mine hunting uses Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle(AUV), taking into account the danger of mine and the stability of our forces. Sonar system for identifying buried mines are equipped with Side Scan Sonar(SSS) or Synthetic Aperture Sonar(SAS). This paper describes the analysis of mine hunting effects according to the commercial SSS characteristics. Based on the characteristics of each SSS, the insonified area and recognition probability were modeled, and the analysis was performed according to the search pattern of the AUV. AUV's search pattern defines three patterns depending on the presence or absence of SSS or shaded areas. The analysis results derived search time and detection probability for each search pattern, and finally, the improvement of search depending on the presence or absence of side injection or shaded area.

Applications of Side Scan Sonar for Shipbuilding and Offshore Project (선박 및 해양플랜트 건조를 위한 측면주사음탐기 적용 사례)

  • O, Hyeong-Sun;Kim, Tae-Hyung;Kwon, Soon-Do;Kim, Sung-Rag;Shin, Sung-Il;Kim, Sang-Jun;Kim, Seong-Yeop;Woo, Jong-Sik
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.373-379
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    • 2015
  • Side Scan Sonar (SSS) is capable of acquiring real-time data for seabed scouring, bathymetry, mine countermeasurement, etc. In a shipyard, an SSS package is utilized to measure the water depth and find debris in the sea because a sufficient water depth and non-interruption have to be ensured before implementing an underwater installation such as a large thruster. This paper presents the application and operation method of an SSS for the construction of an offshore project.

An Introduction to the Underwater Survey Operations using a Side Scan Sonar System (천해역 해저탐사 및 영상분석 기법 소개)

  • 주영석;우종식
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.156-159
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    • 2001
  • Recently, side scan sonar system has been developed and operated to survey cable laying, sunken bodies, geometry of sea bottom and so on. It uses the acoustic signals, which are emitted from two transducer arrays, left and right sides, to get geometric information of the specified area. This system consists of transceiver board, towed body, deck unit and GPS receiver. The transceiver board, nested in a watertight canister, controls the transmitting and receiving of the acoustic pulses from transducer arrays. After receiving the scattered signals, it processes BP(Band Pass) filtering, AGC(Automatic Gain Control), TVG(Time Varying Gain) and Heterodyne. The deck init has the signal processing part, A/D converter, power supplier, and real-time monitoring part. The towed body has been designed to satisfy the optimal hydrodynamic behavior during towing, In this paper, brief introductions on the design theory of transceiving part and some results from the field which have been operated recently will be introduced.

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Geophysical investigation of methane seeps on the NE Sakhalin continental slope, Sea of Okhotsk (오호츠크해 북동사할린 대륙사면에 나타나는 메탄분출구에 대한 지구물리탐사)

  • Jin, Young-Keun;SSGH-Scientific-Party, SSGH-Scientific-Party
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 2008
  • During CHAOS (2003, 2006) and SSGH projects (2007), acoustic investigation including hydroacoustic (HA), side-scan sonar (SSS) and highresolution sparker seismic (HSS) surveys was carried out on the northeastern Sakhalin slope ($53^{\circ}56'\;N$, $143^{\circ}52'\;E$ to $54^{\circ}40'\;N$, $144^{\circ}32'\;E$). More than 130 methane seeps with high backscatter intensity are identified on SSS mosaic, which are well accompanied with gas flares in the water column on HA profiles and subbottom gas chimneys on HSS profiles. It is likely that that some seeps align along a NW strike parallel to the Lavrentiev Fault.

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A Study of Improve on a Backscatter Data of Multibeam Echo-sounder Using Digital Image Processing (디지털 영상처리기법를 이용한 멀티빔 음향측심기의 음압자료 향상 연구)

  • Hye-Won Choi;Doo-Pyo Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.133-141
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    • 2023
  • Accurate measurement of seafloor topography plays a crucial role in developing marine industries such as maritime safety, resource exploration, environmental protection, and coastal management. The seafloor topography is constructed using side scan sonar (SSS) and single beam echosounder (SBES) or multibeam echosounder (MBES), which transmit and receive ultrasound waves through a device attached to a marine survey vessel. However, the use of a sonar system is affected by noise pollution areas, and the single beam has a limited scope of application. At the same time, the multibeam is mainly applicable for depth observation. For these reasons, it is difficult to determine the boundaries and areas of seafloor topography. Therefore, this study proposes a method to improve the backscatter data of multibeam echosounder, which has a relationship with the seafloor quality, by using digital image processing to classify the shape of the underwater surface.