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A parallel hypothesis method of autonomous underwater vehicle navigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This research presents a parallel hypothesis method for autonomous underwater vehicle navigation that enables a vehicle to expand the operating envelope of existing long baseline acoustic navigation systems by incorporating ...
Three-dimensional propagation and scattering around a conical seamount
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In this thesis, a numerically effcient three-dimensional propagation and scattering model is developed based on the three-dimensional coupled mode theory for axisymmetric bathymetry. The three-dimensional coupled mode ...
Application of statistical learning theory to plankton image analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
A fundamental problem in limnology and oceanography is the inability to quickly identify and map distributions of plankton. This thesis addresses the problem by applying statistical machine learning to video images collected ...
Cooperative localization for autonomous underwater vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Self-localization of an underwater vehicle is particularly challenging due to the absence of Global Positioning System (GPS) reception or features at known positions that could otherwise have been used for position ...