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20202023
most citedGeoCLR: Georeference Contrastive Learning for Efficient Seafloor Image Interpretation

16 citations · 23 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

cs.CV2023

A Semi-supervised Object Detection Algorithm for Underwater Imagery

Suraj Bijjahalli, Oscar Pizarro, Stefan B. Williams

Detection of artificial objects from underwater imagery gathered by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is a key requirement for many subsea applications. Real-world AUV image da…

cs.CV2023

Improved Benthic Classification using Resolution Scaling and SymmNet Unsupervised Domain Adaptation

Heather Doig, Oscar Pizarro, Stefan B. Williams

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) conduct regular visual surveys of marine environments to characterise and monitor the composition and diversity of the benthos. The use of mac…

cs.RO2022★ 1 cited

Maximising Wrenches for Kinematically Redundant Systems with Experiments on UVMS

Wilhelm Johan Marais, Stefan B. Williams, Oscar Pizarro

This paper presents methods for finding optimal configurations and actuator forces/torques to maximise contact wrenches in a desired direction for Underwater Vehicles Manipulator S…

cs.RO2021★ 1 cited

Towards Automated Sample Collection and Return in Extreme Underwater Environments

Gideon Billings, Matthew Walter, Oscar Pizarro +2

In this report, we present the system design, operational strategy, and results of coordinated multi-vehicle field demonstrations of autonomous marine robotic technologies in searc…

cs.CV2021★ 16 cited

GeoCLR: Georeference Contrastive Learning for Efficient Seafloor Image Interpretation

Takaki Yamada, Adam Prügel-Bennett, Stefan B. Williams +2

This paper describes Georeference Contrastive Learning of visual Representation (GeoCLR) for efficient training of deep-learning Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). The method le…

cs.RO2021★ 2 cited

Field trial on Ocean Estimation for Multi-Vessel Multi-Float-based Active perception

Giovanni D'urso, James Ju Heon Lee, Ki Myung Brian Lee +5

Marine vehicles have been used for various scientific missions where information over features of interest is collected. In order to maximise efficiency in collecting information o…

cs.RO2021★ 3 cited

Feature Space Exploration For Planning Initial Benthic AUV Surveys

Jackson Shields, Oscar Pizarro, Stefan B. Williams

Special-purpose Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are utilised for benthic (seafloor) surveys, where the vehicle collects optical imagery of the seafloor. Due to the small-sens…

cs.RO2020

Towards Adaptive Benthic Habitat Mapping

Jackson Shields, Oscar Pizarro, Stefan B. Williams

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are increasingly being used to support scientific research and monitoring studies. One such application is in benthic habitat mapping where th…