Real-time reconstruction of underwater environments: From 2D to 3D

Matija Rossi, David Scaradozzi, Pierre Drap, Pietro Recanatini, Gerard Dooly, Edin Omerdic, Daniel Toal

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Abstract

This paper presents a real-time 2D image mosaicking tool developed to provide instantaneous feedback on image quality and area coverage during underwater site inspection or documentation surveys. The algorithm implements a feature extraction and matching approach to stitching video frames into a single image. While its main advantage is providing good results for fast documentation in real-time even on low-end computer hardware, it has also some limitations in terms of sensitivity to the camera motion and lower performance in textureless or uniform environments. The final part of the paper addresses those limitations by providing an insight of the concept behind the ongoing development of a real-time direct 3D reconstruction tool for underwater applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2015 - MTS/IEEE Washington
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780933957435
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Feb 2016
EventMTS/IEEE Washington, OCEANS 2015 - Washington, United States
Duration: 19 Oct 201522 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2015 - MTS/IEEE Washington

Conference

ConferenceMTS/IEEE Washington, OCEANS 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period19/10/1522/10/15

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