Integrating Sensors into a Marine Drone for Bathymetric 3D Surveys in Shallow Waters
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Centro Direzionale, Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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Sensors 2016, 16(1), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010041
Received: 31 October 2015
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Revised: 21 December 2015
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Accepted: 24 December 2015
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Published: 29 December 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Techniques for 3D Object Modeling in Underwater Environments)
This paper demonstrates that accurate data concerning bathymetry as well as environmental conditions in shallow waters can be acquired using sensors that are integrated into the same marine vehicle. An open prototype of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) named MicroVeGA is described. The focus is on the main instruments installed on-board: a differential Global Position System (GPS) system and single beam echo sounder; inertial platform for attitude control; ultrasound obstacle-detection system with temperature control system; emerged and submerged video acquisition system. The results of two cases study are presented, both concerning areas (Sorrento Marina Grande and Marechiaro Harbour, both in the Gulf of Naples) characterized by a coastal physiography that impedes the execution of a bathymetric survey with traditional boats. In addition, those areas are critical because of the presence of submerged archaeological remains that produce rapid changes in depth values. The experiments confirm that the integration of the sensors improves the instruments’ performance and survey accuracy.
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Keywords:
marine USV; open prototype; bathymetry; shallow waters; Gegraphic Iinformation System (GIS) application; 3D bathymetric data elaboration
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Giordano, F.; Mattei, G.; Parente, C.; Peluso, F.; Santamaria, R. Integrating Sensors into a Marine Drone for Bathymetric 3D Surveys in Shallow Waters. Sensors 2016, 16, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010041
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Giordano F, Mattei G, Parente C, Peluso F, Santamaria R. Integrating Sensors into a Marine Drone for Bathymetric 3D Surveys in Shallow Waters. Sensors. 2016; 16(1):41. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010041
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiordano, Francesco, Gaia Mattei, Claudio Parente, Francesco Peluso, and Raffaele Santamaria. 2016. "Integrating Sensors into a Marine Drone for Bathymetric 3D Surveys in Shallow Waters" Sensors 16, no. 1: 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010041
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