Inventors:
Marlin L Gendron - Pass Christian MS, US
Maura C Lohrenz - Pearl River LA, US
Lancelot M Riedlinger - Lacombe LA, US
James A. Hammack - Long Beach MS, US
Charles B. Martin - Slidell LA, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G01S 15/89
Abstract:
A computer based system and method for real-time display of co-registered historical and current side scan sonar imagery during a side scan sonar survey. Embodiments also include modules for detection of clutter in the current imagery, identification of features, extraction of snippets, filtering based on predetermined size and shape parameters, and determination if a current feature is the same as a previously identified contact from historical imagery.