Hobart

Seminar Abstract

*Thursday 2 October 2008, *12.00pm (Tas time)
CSIRO Auditorium, Hobart

Stefan Williams
Australian Centre for Field Robotics
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
University of Sydney

Simultaneous localisation and mapping and dense stereoscopic seafloor reconstruction using an AUV

This talk will review current work being undertaken at the University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Field Robotics on efficient, stereo based Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping and dense scene reconstruction suitable for creating detailed maps of seafloor survey sites. Techniques for three dimensional scene reconstruction, visualisation, novelty detection and classification will also be discussed. A suite of tools have been developed for creating and visualising accurate models of the seafloor, thereby providing marine scientists with a method for assessing the spatial distribution of benthic organisms. The Autononmous Underwater Vehicle Sirius, a modified version of the SeaBED AUV built at WHOI, has been operated on a number of cruises in support of marine science projects as part of the establishment of an AUV Facility associated with the Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). These deployments will also be described and we will show how the data collected by the AUV is being used.

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Location:
CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
To schedule a seminar, contact:
Bernadette Sloyan, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (03) 6232 5152
Thomas Kunz, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
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Natalie Dowling, (Fisheries Modelling) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
(03) 6232 5148
Jillian Enraght-Moony, (seminar administrator) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (03) 6232 5320
Communications Manager, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 2265
Margaret Hazelwood, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies (IASOS) University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2971

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