Underwater Acoustic Detection and Localization with a Convolutional Denoising Autoencoder

Alberto Testolin, Roee Diamant

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Abstract

Detecting and tracking moving targets is a challenging task, which becomes even harder in underwater scenarios due to the extremely low levels of signal-to-noise ratio associated with common acoustic measures. In the context of continuous marine monitoring, a further challenge is provided by the need to deploy computationally efficient methods that guarantee minimum use of power resources in off-shore monitoring platforms. Here we present a novel approach to accurately detect and track moving targets from the reflections of an active acoustic emitter. Our system is based on a computationally- and energy-efficient deep convolutional denoising autoencoder. System performance is evaluated both on simulated and emulated data, and benchmarked against a probabilistic tracking method based on the Viterbi algorithm.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publication2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, CAMSAP 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages281-285
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728155494
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019
Event8th IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, CAMSAP 2019 - Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
Duration: 15 Dec 201918 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, CAMSAP 2019 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference8th IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, CAMSAP 2019
Country/TerritoryGuadeloupe
CityLe Gosier
Period15/12/1918/12/19

Keywords

  • Convolutional Neural Networks
  • Denoising autoencoders
  • Marine monitoring
  • Signal detection
  • Underwater acoustics
  • Underwater tracking
  • Viterbi algorithm

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Optimization
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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