Mine-Like Object Sensing in Sonar Imagery with a Compact Deep Learning Architecture for Scarce Data

S. L. Phung, T. N.A. Nguyen, H. T. Le, P. B. Chapple, C. H. Ritz, A. Bouzerdoum, L. C. Tran

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Abstract

Detection of underwater mines is important for ensuring the safety of maritime routes. This paper presents a new approach for mine-like object sensing in sonar imagery. We propose a deep learning architecture that combines a convolution neural network and a hierarchical Gaussian process classifier. The proposed architecture is designed to improve the classification accuracy of the conventional convolutional neural network and to provide a well-calibrated measure of classification uncertainty. It can be trained in an end-to-end manner with labeled examples, or sonar snapshots, of underwater objects. To address the data scarcity in this application, we apply the generative adversarial network to produce extra sonar snapshots for training. Evaluated on a dataset of 349 sonar snapshots, the proposed method achieves an overall classification rate of 81.6%, which is significantly higher than the existing methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 Digital Image Computing
Subtitle of host publicationTechniques and Applications, DICTA 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728138572
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019
Event2019 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2019 - Perth, Australia
Duration: 2 Dec 20194 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name2019 Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2019

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2019
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period2/12/194/12/19

Keywords

  • Gaussian processes
  • Underwater mine detection
  • convolutional neural network
  • generative adversarial network
  • sonar snapshot classification

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