Automatic Object Classification for Low-Frequency Active Sonar using Convolutional Neural Networks

Autor: Pietro Stinco, Alessandra Tesei, Gabriele Ferri, Jessica M. Topple, Kevin Le Page, Jeffrey R. Bates, Giovanni De Magistris, Gaetano Canepa
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE.
DOI: 10.23919/oceans40490.2019.8962860
Popis: Neural Networks are proposed to classify underwater objects from active sonar system data collected for underwater surveillance. The raw signal is processed, transformed in the time-frequency domain and classified (object of interest/clutter). The values of the neural network parameters (weights and biases) are learned using data collected during two sea trials with an Echo-Repeater as an object of interest. The classifier is then validated using data from a third sea trial in different geographical locations and environmental conditions. In our validation dataset, the CNN classifier significantly reduces the number of false alarms and outperform traditional feature-based classifier that we previously developed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE