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This paper presents a modular neural image signal processing (ISP) framework that processes raw inputs and renders high-quality display-referred images. Unlike prior neural ISP designs, our method introduces a high degree of modularity,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Mahmoud Afifi , Zhongling Wang , Ran Zhang , Michael S. Brown

With the continuous development of underwater vision technology, more and more remote sensing images could be obtained. In the underwater scene, sonar sensors are currently the most effective remote perception devices, and the sonar images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-12-16 Xiaoteng Zhou , Changli Yu , Xin Yuan , Yi Wu , Haijun Feng , Citong Luo

In this paper, we address the challenging problem of data association for underwater SLAM through a novel method for sonar image correspondence using learned features. We introduce SONIC (SONar Image Correspondence), a pose-supervised…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Samiran Gode , Akshay Hinduja , Michael Kaess

This paper presents a novel multimodal perception system for a real open environment. The proposed system includes an embedded computation platform, cameras, ultrasonic sensors, GPS, and IMU devices. Unlike the traditional frameworks, our…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Yuyang Sha

Simulating sonar devices requires modeling complex underwater acoustics, simultaneously rendering time-efficient data. Existing methods focus on basic implementation of one sonar type, where most of sound properties are disregarded. In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-13 Rômulo Cerqueira , Tiago Trocoli , Jan Albiez , Luciano Oliveira

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with multiple complementary sensors have tremendous potential for fast autonomous or remote-controlled semantic scene analysis, e.g., for disaster examination. In this work, we propose a UAV system…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-17 Simon Bultmann , Jan Quenzel , Sven Behnke

Underwater cameras are widely used to observe the sea floor. They are usually included in autonomous underwater vehicles, unmanned underwater vehicles, and in situ ocean sensor networks. Despite being an important sensor for monitoring…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-02-14 Huimin Lu , Yujie Li , Yudong Zhang , Min Chen , Seiichi Serikawa , Hyoungseop Kim

We present ConFusion, an open-source package for online sensor fusion for robotic applications. ConFusion is a modular framework for fusing measurements from many heterogeneous sensors within a moving horizon estimator. ConFusion offers…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-04 Timothy Sandy , Lukas Stadelmann , Simon Kerscher , Jonas Buchli

The increasing demand for underwater vehicles highlights the necessity for robust localization solutions in inspection missions. In this work, we present a novel real-time sonar-based underwater global positioning algorithm for AUVs…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-06 Emilio Olivastri , Daniel Fusaro , Wanmeng Li , Simone Mosco , Alberto Pretto

This paper presents a generalized framework for the simulation of multiple robots and drones in highly realistic models of natural environments. The proposed simulation architecture uses the Unreal Engine4 for generating both optical and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-08-08 Ori Ganoni , Ramakrishnan Mukundan

Optical imaging is commonly used for both scientific and technological applications across industry and academia. In image sensing, a measurement, such as of an object's position, is performed by computational analysis of a digitized image.…

Sonar image synthesis is crucial for advancing applications in underwater exploration, marine biology, and defence. Traditional methods often rely on extensive and costly data collection using sonar sensors, jeopardizing data quality and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Purushothaman Natarajan , Kamal Basha , Athira Nambiar

Wireless sensor networks consisting of great number of cheap and tiny sensor nodes which are used for military environment controlling, natural events recording, traffic monitoring, robot navigation, and etc. Such a networks encounter with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2011-11-23 Marida Dossena

Understanding human instructions and accomplishing Vision-Language Navigation tasks in unknown environments is essential for robots. However, existing modular approaches heavily rely on the quality of training data and often exhibit poor…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Yao Wang , Zhirui Sun , Wenzheng Chi , Baozhi Jia , Wenjun Xu , Jiankun Wang

Underwater sonar imaging plays a crucial role in various applications, including autonomous navigation in murky water, marine archaeology, and environmental monitoring. However, the unique characteristics of sonar images, such as complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Shida Xu , Jingqi Jiang , Jonatan Scharff Willners , Sen Wang

Accurate 3D reconstruction in visually-degraded underwater environments remains a formidable challenge. Single-modality approaches are insufficient: vision-based methods fail due to poor visibility and geometric constraints, while sonar is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Lingpeng Chen , Jiakun Tang , Apple Pui-Yi Chui , Ziyang Hong , Junfeng Wu

Autonomous robots that assist humans in day to day living tasks are becoming increasingly popular. Autonomous mobile robots operate by sensing and perceiving their surrounding environment to make accurate driving decisions. A combination of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-24 Varuna De Silva , Jamie Roche , Ahmet Kondoz

In this work we show how we can build a technology platform for cognitive imaging sensors using recent advances in recurrent neural network architectures and training methods inspired from biology. We demonstrate learning and processing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-03-26 Samiran Ganguly , Yunfei Gu , Mircea R. Stan , Avik W. Ghosh

Combining multiple sensors enables a robot to maximize its perceptual awareness of environments and enhance its robustness to external disturbance, crucial to robotic navigation. This paper proposes the FusionPortable benchmark, a complete…

Integrated sensing and communications is a key enabler for the 6G wireless communication systems. The multiple sensing modalities will allow the base station to have a more accurate representation of the environment, leading to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-28 Mohammad Farzanullah , Han Zhang , Akram Bin Sediq , Ali Afana , Melike Erol-Kantarci