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Publicações por Bruno Miguel Ferreira

2022

An Autonomous System for Collecting Water Samples from the Surface

Autores
Pinto, AF; Cruz, NA; Ferreira, BM; Abreu, NM; Goncalves, CE; Villa, MP; Matos, AC; Honorio, LD; Westin, LG;

Publicação
OCEANS 2022

Abstract
This paper describes a system designed to collect water samples, from the surface down to a configurable depth, and with configurable profiles of vertical velocity. The design was intended for the analysis of suspended sediments, therefore the sampling can integrate water flow for a given depth profile, or at a specific depth. The system is based on a catamaran-shaped platform, from which a towfish is lowered to collect the water samples. The use of a surface vehicle ensures a permanent link between the operator and the full system, allowing for a proper mission supervision. All components can be remotely controlled from the control station, or programmed for fully autonomous operation. Although the main intended use is for the analysis of suspended sediments in rivers, it can easily be extended to collect water samples in other water bodies.

2021

Differential Pressure Speedometer for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Autores
Villa, MP; Ferreira, BM; Matos, AC;

Publicação
OCEANS 2021: San Diego – Porto

Abstract

2021

Feature-based Underwater Localization using Imaging Sonar in Confined Environments

Autores
Oliveira, AJ; Ferreira, BM; Cruz, NA;

Publicação
OCEANS 2021: San Diego – Porto

Abstract

2022

Genetic Algorithm to Solve Optimal Sensor Placement for Underwater Vehicle Localization with Range Dependent Noises

Autores
Villa, M; Ferreira, B; Cruz, N;

Publicação
SENSORS

Abstract
In source localization problems, the relative geometry between sensors and source will influence the localization performance. The optimum configuration of sensors depends on the measurements used for the source location estimation, how these measurements are affected by noise, the positions of the source, and the criteria used to evaluate the localization performance. This paper addresses the problem of optimum sensor placement in a plane for the localization of an underwater vehicle moving in 3D. We consider sets of sensors that measure the distance to the vehicle and model the measurement noises with distance dependent covariances. We develop a genetic algorithm and analyze both single and multi-objective problems. In the former, we consider as the evaluation metric the arithmetic average along the vehicle trajectory of the maximum eigenvalue of the inverse of the Fisher information matrix. In the latter, we estimate the Pareto front of pairs of common criteria based on the Fisher information matrix and analyze the evolution of the sensor positioning for the different criteria. To validate the algorithm, we initially compare results with a case with a known optimal solution and constant measurement covariances, obtaining deviations from the optimal less than 0.1%. Posterior, we present results for an underwater vehicle performing a lawn-mower maneuver and a spiral descent maneuver. We also present results restricting the allowed positions for the sensors.

2022

Sonar-based Cable Detection for in-situ Calibration of Marine Sensors

Autores
Oliveira, AJ; Ferreira, BM; Diamant, R; Cruz, NA;

Publicação
2022 IEEE/OES AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES SYMPOSIUM (AUV)

Abstract
In-situ calibration of marine sensors requires close-range positioning. In turn, localization relative to a given object of interest is necessary. This paper deals with the detection of a vertical cable hanging from a marine observatory implemented by means of a moored buoy. An algorithm composed of sequential image filtering, segmentation and template matching is proposed. Two approaches for generating the cable's acoustic image template are introduced. The performance of the approaches, obtained by comparison with ground-truth measurements, are illustrated over challenging cluttered acoustic images collected in a test tank. The results indicate a performance better than 74% of the best candidate to match the actual cable.

2022

On the localization of an acoustic target using a single receiver

Autores
Ferreira, B; Alves, J; Cruz, N; Graca, P;

Publicação
2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS

Abstract
This paper addresses the localization of an unsynchronized acoustic source using a single receiver and a synthetic baseline. The enclosed work was applied in a real search of an electric glider that was lost at sea and later recovered, using the described approach. The search procedure is presented along with the localization methods and a metric based on the eigenvalues of the Fisher Information Matrix is used to quantify the expected uncertainty of the estimate.

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