On sand ripple detection in synthetic aperture sonar imagery

David P. Williams, Enrique Coiras

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    Abstract

    A model for the detection of sand ripples in synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) imagery is proposed. The approach is based on searching for patterns characterized by three highlight-shadow pairs - corresponding to ripple-wave crests and troughs - at different orientations and at different length-scales. The model also provides an estimate of the orientation of any ripples detected. No training data is required as the underlying physical phenomenon of ripples is modeled directly. The promise of the proposed method is demonstrated on five real, measured SAS images, for which a high probability of (ripple) detection is achieved while maintaining a very low false alarm rate.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2010 - Proceedings
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages1074-1077
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9781424442966
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2010
    Event2010 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2010 - Dallas, TX, United States
    Duration: Mar 14 2010Mar 19 2010

    Publication series

    NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
    ISSN (Print)1520-6149

    Other

    Other2010 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2010
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityDallas, TX
    Period3/14/103/19/10

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Software
    • Signal Processing
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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