Underwater Object Classification in Sidescan Sonar Images Using Deep Transfer Learning and Semisynthetic Training Data

Sidescan sonars are increasingly used in underwater search and rescue for drowning victims, wrecks and airplanes. Automatic object classification or detection methods can help a lot in case of long searches, where sonar operators may feel exhausted and therefore miss the possible object. However, mo...

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Main Authors: Guanying Huo, Ziyin Wu, Jiabiao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9026963/