An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Aiming to address the problem that autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with multibeam echo sounder system (MBES) for underwater topographic survey cannot autonomously obtain the sound velocity of the acoustic path to correct bathymetric data, this article proposes a framework to correct sound veloci...

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Main Authors: Xiaohan Yu, Junsen Wang, Yang Cui, Shaohua Jin, Gang Bian, Na Chen
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Junsen Wang
Yang Cui
Shaohua Jin
Gang Bian
Na Chen
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Junsen Wang
Yang Cui
Shaohua Jin
Gang Bian
Na Chen
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description Aiming to address the problem that autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with multibeam echo sounder system (MBES) for underwater topographic survey cannot autonomously obtain the sound velocity of the acoustic path to correct bathymetric data, this article proposes a framework to correct sound velocity error (SVE) for AUV with MBES, which include sound velocity profile (SSP) extension and SVE correction using genetic algorithm (GA) and support vector regression (SVR). The SSP is first calculated by extending the temperature and conductivity profiles to the seafloor based on the trend of temperature and conductivity with depth, which is obtained by using the least squares method to fit the data of conductivity temperature depth sensor carried by AUV. Then, the SSP is calculated according to the empirical sound speed formula. To eliminate the SVE in the extended SSP, the function of water depth, lateral distance, and SVE was first derived. Then, the SVE of the main survey line was corrected, including calculating the discrepancy values between the matching point pairs of the main and auxiliary survey lines, and establishing a regression model about depth error using the SVR algorithm. Finally, the GA algorithm was used to optimize the hyperparameters of the SVR algorithm. The test results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively reduces the impact of SVE on multibeam bathymetric data in both middle–deep and shallow water areas. The algorithm is not limited by terrain complexity, providing a solution for the lack of SSP in AUV autonomous topographic survey.
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spelling doaj-art-4c03ee108c7f4e3bae67a08b346e7bb32024-11-28T00:00:15ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352024-01-0117202092022610.1109/JSTARS.2024.349250910745745An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater VehicleXiaohan Yu0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6160-3302Junsen Wang1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4144-2964Yang Cui2https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3737-6502Shaohua Jin3https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3315-9335Gang Bian4Na Chen5Department of Hydrography and Cartography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaCollege of Weaponry Engineering, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Hydrography and Cartography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Hydrography and Cartography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Hydrography and Cartography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Hydrography and Cartography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaAiming to address the problem that autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with multibeam echo sounder system (MBES) for underwater topographic survey cannot autonomously obtain the sound velocity of the acoustic path to correct bathymetric data, this article proposes a framework to correct sound velocity error (SVE) for AUV with MBES, which include sound velocity profile (SSP) extension and SVE correction using genetic algorithm (GA) and support vector regression (SVR). The SSP is first calculated by extending the temperature and conductivity profiles to the seafloor based on the trend of temperature and conductivity with depth, which is obtained by using the least squares method to fit the data of conductivity temperature depth sensor carried by AUV. Then, the SSP is calculated according to the empirical sound speed formula. To eliminate the SVE in the extended SSP, the function of water depth, lateral distance, and SVE was first derived. Then, the SVE of the main survey line was corrected, including calculating the discrepancy values between the matching point pairs of the main and auxiliary survey lines, and establishing a regression model about depth error using the SVR algorithm. Finally, the GA algorithm was used to optimize the hyperparameters of the SVR algorithm. The test results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively reduces the impact of SVE on multibeam bathymetric data in both middle–deep and shallow water areas. The algorithm is not limited by terrain complexity, providing a solution for the lack of SSP in AUV autonomous topographic survey.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10745745/Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)genetic algorithm (GA)multibeam echo sounder system (MBES)sound velocity error (SVE)support vector regression (SVR)
spellingShingle Xiaohan Yu
Junsen Wang
Yang Cui
Shaohua Jin
Gang Bian
Na Chen
An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
genetic algorithm (GA)
multibeam echo sounder system (MBES)
sound velocity error (SVE)
support vector regression (SVR)
title An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
title_full An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
title_fullStr An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
title_full_unstemmed An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
title_short An Algorithm for Sound Velocity Error Correction Using GA-SVR Considering the Distortion Characteristics of Seabed Topography Measured by Multibeam Sonar Mounted on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
title_sort algorithm for sound velocity error correction using ga svr considering the distortion characteristics of seabed topography measured by multibeam sonar mounted on autonomous underwater vehicle
topic Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
genetic algorithm (GA)
multibeam echo sounder system (MBES)
sound velocity error (SVE)
support vector regression (SVR)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10745745/
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