Collaborative Research: Automated large scale bathymetric mapping in complex environments

绘制海底图是许多海洋学研究的基本第一步。配备多波束声纳系统的自主水下航行器(AUV)在海洋科学和勘探方面发起了一场革命，因为这些平台既稳定又高效；它们已被用于从绘制沙纹和海山到海冰的一系列应用。然而，从AUV数据制作准确的大比例尺地图仍然是一项高度专业的劳动密集型活动。该项目的目标是开发计算机程序，以使RAPIS和有效地从AUV数据中产生水深地图。这项工作的主要更广泛的影响是，它将为整个海洋学界提供使用AUV绘制海底地图的显着改进的工具。

Mapping the seafloor is a basic first step for much oceanographic research. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) equipped with multibeam sonar systems have launched a revolution in ocean science and exploration because these platforms a both stable and efficient; they have been used for a host of applications from mapping sand ripples and seamounts to sea ice. However, producing accurate large scale maps from the AUV data is still a highly expert labor intensive activity. The objective of this project is to develop computer program to enable rapis and efficient production of bathymetric maps from AUV data. The chief broader impact of this work is that it will provide dramatically improved tools for mapping the seafloor using AUVs for the entire oceanographic community.