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Current Projects<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"audio_visual_project_icon\"\n\t

Understanding Hotspots of Biological activity on coral reefs with Audio and Visual sensing<\/a><\/h3>\n

The complex ecological webs of coral reefs require can’t be understood using any one sensing modality.\u00a0 We are working to combine the long-range sensing capabilities of passive acoustics with the information-rich data from visual sensors onboard a single AUV.\u00a0 Using passive acoustics, an AUV can listen to a coral reef without disturbing it, and identify hotspots of biological activity from far away.\u00a0 Then, by moving closer to investigate with cameras, we can learn more about which species are present in the hotspot and what the underlying reef habitat is.<\/p>\n

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Efficient Modelling of Dynamic Coastal Environments for AUV Mission Planning<\/a><\/h3>\n

For Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), strong currents can have a significant impact on mission performance.\u00a0 However, current methods for modelling these flows, such as the Regional Ocean Modelling System, require large amounts of computation, and are impractical for real-time deployment on resource-constrained AUVs.\u00a0 New machine learning methods, such as Generative AI, are promising alternatives that can synthesize hydrodynamic model output into compact models deployable on AUVs.<\/p>\n

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Deep Learning for Detecting Fish Calls<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fish are an important part of coral reef ecosystems, however it is challenging to determine exactly how many fish live on a reef, and which species they are.\u00a0 To help with this, we are exploring machine learning methods to automatically detect and classify different types of sounds made by fish on coral reefs.\u00a0 The goal is to create automated systems that can monitor reefs in real-time and to accelerate analysis of decades of recorded reef soundscapes.<\/p>\n

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Marsupial AUV\/ASV Deployment, Rendezvous, and Recovery<\/a><\/h3>\n

To maximize the efficiency of AUVs, particularly for large-scale deployments or long-term missions, an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) can be used to transport one or more AUVs to and from offshore deployment zones.\u00a0 However, the ASV can be more than a simple carrier, it can be a communications link, bridging the underwater acoustic communications with satellite data links, or a rescue vessel capable of rushing to recover a damaged or disabled AUV in an emergency.<\/p>\n

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Current Projects Understanding Hotspots of Biological activity on coral reefs with Audio and Visual sensing The complex ecological webs of coral reefs require can’t be understood using any one sensing modality.\u00a0 We are working to combine the long-range sensing capabilities of passive acoustics with the information-rich data from visual sensors onboard a single AUV.\u00a0 Using…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/smccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}