River navigation system using Autonomous Surface Vessel

Chee Sheng Tan, Mohd Rizal Arshad, Rosmiwati Mohd-Mokhtar

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Abstract

This paper presents a navigation system for an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) capable of maneuvering in riverine environments. A real time vision-based navigation system is used for ASV to travel along the river. The ASV is equipped with propeller and rudder to control the speed and heading direction, respectively. Continuous stream of images are captured by camera that mounted on ASV and sent to the base station over network in real time. An image segmentation algorithm based on Hough Transform technique is implemented for waterline detection. The purpose of using Hough Transform is to perform visual based navigation that track along with the river. Besides, a high accuracy GPS receiver is installed on the ASV to provide the latitude and longitude coordinates. Data logger system helps to save the data and important information for further analysis and processing. The optical flow algorithm is implemented to detect and avoid obstacle. The ASV's navigation, control and task specific vision have been evaluated through experiments with results presented to demonstrate its capabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUSYS 2016 - 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Underwater System Technology
Subtitle of host publicationTheory and Applications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages13-18
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509057986
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event6th IEEE International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications, USYS 2016 - Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Duration: 13 Dec 201614 Dec 2016

Publication series

NameUSYS 2016 - 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications

Conference

Conference6th IEEE International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications, USYS 2016
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPulau Pinang
Period13/12/1614/12/16

Keywords

  • Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV)
  • data logger
  • Hough Transform
  • image segmentation

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