Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
In
underwater environments, the detection and recognition of submerged objects or
targets play a crucial role in applications ranging from marine research to
naval operations and underwater robotics. This project introduces an innovative
approach to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of underwater target detection
through the utilization of sonar technology and advanced machine learning
algorithms. The project leverages the capabilities of sonar systems to emit
sound waves into the underwater environment and receive their echoes, creating
acoustic images of underwater surfaces and objects. These acoustic images are
rich in information but often challenging to interpret accurately. To address
this challenge, state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms, including deep
learning techniques, are employed for the automatic detection and
classification of underwater legitimate or phishing objects. The system's
architecture involves the integration of sonar data acquisition,
pre-processing, and feature extraction, followed by the application of machine
learning models trained on diverse underwater object datasets. By utilizing
deep neural networks and other ML techniques, the system learns to recognize
and classify various underwater objects, such as Torpedo’s, Weapons,
submarines, marine life, and geological formations. The benefits of this
project extend to numerous domains, including marine conservation, underwater
archaeology, and defense applications, where precise and rapid underwater
object detection is essential. By combining sonar technology and machine
learning algorithms, this project contributes to advancing our understanding
and exploration of underwater environments, ultimately improving the safety and
efficiency of various underwater operations.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2024 pp. 189-193