Proceedings of the 1998 International Symposium on Underwater Technology

Tokyo, Japan15-17 April, 1998

Table of Contents

Nontechnical content
Front cover and table of contents
Foreword
Keynote address I
Chair(s): J. R. Vadus; H. Maeda
Status and trends in AUV technology,  Claude Brancart,  p. 3
Underwater observation I
Chair(s): B. Mooney; Y. Momma
Tools and techniques for deep water sediment sampling around a ship wreck,  C. de Moustier, W. Wild, F. N. Spiess, P. Jonke, D. Jabson, G. Austin, D. Price, and R. Zimmerman,  pp. 7-10
Space continuous measurements on ocean current and chemical properties with the intelligent towed vehicle "Flying fish",  Wataru Koterayama, Satoru Yamaguchi, Takashi Yokobiki, Jong-Hwan Yoon, and Hideaki Hase,  pp. 11-16
Design and testing of an underwater microscopy for the study of zooplankton distribution,  Tatsuro Akiba and Yoshimi Kakui,  pp. 17-20
Experimental observations of vertical and horizontal distribution of total suspended sediment using high frequency acoustic backscattering technique,  Indra Jaya,  pp. 21-26
Underwater acoustics I
Chair(s): M. Shishido; H. B. Ali
Shallow-water tracking in the Sea of Nazaré,  M. B. Porter, Y. Stéphan, X. Démoulin, S. Jesus, and E. Coelho,  pp. 29-34
A new algorithm for multipath time delay estimation in low SNR using MLE method,  Payman Harghi Moghaddam and Hamidreza Amindavar,  pp. 35-38
68 element projector-receiver array for parametric sonar,  A. K. Tripathi, Janardan Singh, A. L. Vyas, and T. C. Goel,  pp. 39-42
1000km square scale tomography experiment in the Kuroshio extension area using 200Hz ocean acoustic tomography system,  Hidetoshi Fujimori, Iwao Nakano, Toshiaki Nakamura, Guan Yuan, Kazuo Barada, Yoshimitsu Maejima, Takashi Kamoshida, and Akio Kaya,  pp. 43-46
Effect of a transition density layer on wave propagation in a seismo-acoustic ocean waveguide,  Jin-Yuan Liu and Chen-Fen Huang,  pp. 47-52
Keynote address II
Chair(s): R. L. Wernli; T. Ura
Deep sea research effort of Japan focused on oceanic lithosphere dynamics,  Hajimu Kinoshita,  pp. 55-60
Underwater vehicles & robotics I
Chair(s): N. Kato; A. Malahoff
Design of a semi-autonomous underwater vehicle for intervention missions (SAUVIM),  J. Yuh, S. K. Choi, C. Ikehara, G. H. Kim, G. McMurtry, M. Ghasemi-Nejhad, N. Sarkar, and K. Sugihara,  pp. 63-68
ROVs and undersea cable maintenance,  Robert T. Bannon,  pp. 69-74
Intelligent control system for 6000m deep towed system,  Hao Liang, Luyi Zhang, and Jimao Zhu,  pp. 75-77
The development of ROVs and training experts in the field of underwater robotics in Far-Eastern State Technical University,  Yu K. Alekseev, L. V. Akinshina, and V. V. Kostenko,  pp. 78-83
Underwater acoustics II
Chair(s): S. Fujii; J. Catipovic
A method of data analysis using 200 Hz ocean acoustic tomography system,  Takashi Kamoshida, Akio Kaya, Tetsuo Yamada, Tetsuo Zaima, Iwao Nakano, Toshiaki Nakamura, Hidetoshi Fujimori, and Guan Yuan,  pp. 87-92
Optimizing the directivity diagram of underwater acoustic wide band antennas,  Jean Louis Boizard, Fabrice Legrand, and Eric Gonneau,  pp. 93-97
Design considerations of parametric arrays,  A. L. Vyas, V. S. Balaji Raj, and R. G. Gupta,  pp. 98-102
An efficient sampling technique of continuous distributions for ring and elliptical arrays synthesis,  Said E. El-Khamy and Abd-EI-Fatah A. Abou-Hashem,  pp. 103-106
Underwater vehicles & robotics II
Chair(s): F.-C. Chieu; J. Yuh
The theseus autonomous underwater vehicl--Two successful missions,  James S. Ferguson,  pp. 109-114
Underwater vehicles & robotics II
Chair(s): F.-C. Chieu; J. Yuh
Results of the naval oceanographic office's 1997 AUV workshop,  John A. Bunce,  pp. 115-120
Towards environmental monitoring with the autosub autonomous underwater vehicle,  G. Griffiths, N. W. Millard, S. D. Mcphail, P. Stevenson, J. R. Perrett, M. Pebody, A. T. Webb, and D. T. Meldrum,  pp. 121-125
Construction & measurement I
Chair(s): Y. Suzuki; H. Suzuki
Design and construction of marine structure in deep and rough seas,  Koichiro Hayashi and Hironobu Ishibashi,  pp. 129-133
A method to study ship's UEF signatures by scale-model experiment,  Megumi Hirota and Hiroyuki Wada,  pp. 134-137
Acoustic fields in the ocean bottom,  V. I. Korochentsev, M. B. Gaifullin, A. I. Deshner, P. P. Unru, and L. V. Gubko,  pp. 138-141
Underwater vehicles & robotics III
Chair(s): S. Takagawa; R. T. Bannon
Current progress in the development of a solar powered autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV),  Mikhali D. Ageev and D. Richard Blidberg,  pp. 145-149
An autonomous underwater vehicle as a student project,  Bryan Woodward, Paul Connelly, Lloyd Barson, Simon Bourne, Lee Fish, Charles Jackson, and Phillip Rawlings,  pp. 150-154
A plan of utilization of AUVs in shallow water,  Jun'ichi Akizono, Toshinari Tanaka, Eiji Sato, and Yuzo Suzuki,  pp. 155-158
Underwater observation II
Chair(s): K. Kawaguchi; C. de Moustier
Underwater laser viewing system and its application,  Hiroshi Sakai, Jun'ichi Akizono, Sumitaka Yasumura, and Yoshiaki Takahashi,  pp. 161-167
Optically-linked laser-interferometric tiltmeter for ocean borehole observations,  Akito Araya and Toshihiko Kanazawa,  pp. 168-171
Underwater target's size/shape dynamic analysis for fast target recognition using sonar images,  Yingchun Lu and Enfang Sang,  pp. 172-175
Underwater vehicles & robotics IV
Chair(s): Y. Pang; S. Dunn
System design and quasi-sliding mode control of an AUV for ocean research and monitoring,  Pan-Mook Lee, Chong-Moo Lee, Bong-Hwan Jeon, Seok-Won Hong, Yong-Kon Lim, Jong-Won Park, and Jong-Sik Lee,  pp. 179-184
On the prediction of maneuverability of the autonomous underwater vehicle, AUV-HM1,  Jr-Ping Wang, Forng-Chen Chiu, and Jenhwa Guo,  pp. 185-190
Autonomous target tracking by underwater robots based on vision,  Arjuna Balasuriya and Tamaki Ura,  pp. 191-197
Autonomous vehicle obstacle detection and tracking,  Robert L. Pietsch,  pp. 198-202
Underwater positioning I
Chair(s): S. Smith; H. Tokuyama
Monitoring seafloor crustal movements: Progress report of relative positioning on the seafloor,  H. Fujimoto, T. Kanazawa, and Y. Osada,  pp. 205-209
A new high accuracy super short base line (SSBL) system,  Marvin Watson, Chester Loggins, and Y. Thomas Ochi,  pp. 210-215
Keynote address III
Chair(s): R. L. Wernli; T. Ura
Treands in undersea science and technology in the United States of America,  Barbara S. Moore,  p. 219
Underwater positioning II
Chair(s): Y. Kuroda; Y. T. Ochi
AUV obstacle avoidance and navigation using image sequences of a sector scanning sonar,  Jenhwa Guo, Sheng-Wen Cheng, and Te-Chih Liu,  pp. 223-227
Robust filtering and its application to SINS alignment,  Zhang Yanhua, Cheng Jiabin, and Huang Ziyu,  pp. 228-232
Navigational data fusion in the ocean explorer autonomous underwater vehicles,  Samuel M. Smith and Joseph Park,  pp. 233-238
Estimating the sea current and finding the optimal heading of an AUVThrough neural network motion control,  Liang Peng, Yongjie Pang, and Yuru Xu,  pp. 239-243
Signal & information processing I
Chair(s): K. Ishii; A. Kalvaitis
Real-time adaptive array processing for underwater acoustic channel,  Hsien-Sen Hung, S.-H. Chang, S.-L. Chen, and L.-S. Ke,  pp. 247-252
Application of neural-network for real-time underwater signal classification,  Chu-Kuei Tu and Huang-Chia Huang,  pp. 253-257
Determining class of underwater vehicles in passive sonar using hidden Markov model with Hausdorff similarity measure,  Hossein Peyvandi, Behnam Fazaeefar, and Hamidreza Amindavar,  pp. 258-261
Target detection in airborne laser radar based on chaos,  He JianHua, Yang ZongKai, and Wang Shu,  pp. 262-265
Underwater positioning III
Chair(s): K. Asakawa; J. Carrol
Tracking and classification of multiple objects in mutibeam sector scan sonar image sequences,  David M. Lane, Mike Chantler, Dong Yong Dai, and Ioseba Tena Ruiz,  pp. 269-273
Automatic installation of underwater elastic structures under unknown currents,  Hideyuki Suzuki, Qi Tao, and Koichiro Yoshida,  pp. 274-281
Obstacle avoidance using fuzzy neural networks,  Xuemin Liu, Liang Peng, Jiawei Li, and Yuru Xu,  pp. 282-286
Signal & information processing II
Chair(s): T. Nakamura; C.-K. Tu
Implementation of adaptive processing in integrated active-passive sonars deploying cylindrical arrays,  S. Stergiopoulos, A. C. Dhanantwari, and J. J. Grodski,  pp. 289-294
Sub-pixel color edge detection by using binary quaternion-moment-preserving thresholding technique,  Ching-Min Cheng and Soo-Chang Pei,  pp. 295-298
Shallow water bathymetric data improvement in seabeam 2100 multibeam systems,  Kushal K. Talukdar,  pp. 299-303
Underwater positioning IV
Chair(s): K. Watanabe; A. J. Healey
High accuracy pressure instrumentation for underwater applications,  Mark H. Houston and Jerome M. Paros,  pp. 307-311
The application of side-scan sonar system in monitoring benthic artificial reefs,  Wen-Miin Tian,  pp. 312-316
Computer biochemistry and molecular technology of the underwater biosensor creation,  Alexander A. Zamyatnin and Olga L. Voronina,  pp. 317-322
Acoustic and magnetic probe for forecast of atmospheric storms and underwater earthquakes,  V. I. Korochentsev, E. V. Gorodetskaya, A. V. Zolotariv, and N. F. Nikiforov,  pp. 323-326
Construction & measurement II
Chair(s): J. Akizono; R. L. Wernli
Construction of immersed tunnel in Osaka Port,  Tatsuyuki Shishido, Keiichi Mikami, Shigeaki Adachi, and Kusukatsu Yuasa,  pp. 329-333
Measurement of sea bed scour around a pile--Simplified instrumentation,  M. Ram Babu, V. Sundar, and S. Narasimha Rao,  pp. 334-339
The development of underwater dredging system for rocky sea bottom at narrow channel,  Takeyuki Fujimoto and Okude Tadasu,  pp. 340-345
Solution of direct and inverse problems of acoustics in the sea wedge,  V. I. Korochentsev,  pp. 346-349
Liquid-solid two-phase flow theory and its application,  Lian Lian and Jimao Zhu,  pp. 350-354
Underwater vehicles & robotics V
Chair(s): W. Koterayama; J. Ferguson
Control performance of fish robot with pectoral fins in horizontal plane,  Naomi Kato and Tadahiko Inaba,  pp. 357-362
Subsea applications of continuum robots,  J. B. C. Davies, D. M. Lane, G. C. Robinson, D. J. O'Brien, M. Pickett, M. Sfakiotakis, and B. Deacon,  pp. 363-369
Software design techniques for the man-machine interface to autonomous underwater vehicles,  Yongjie Pang, You Shang, and Yuru Xu,  pp. 370-374
The underwater automatic interfacing system,  Wang Xiaodong and Meng Qingxin,  pp. 375-380
Underwater observation III
Chair(s): H. Fujimoto; C. Brancart
Comprehensive deep seafloor monitoring system in JAMSTEC,  Noriyuki Fujiwara, Hiroyasu Momma, Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Ryoichi Iwase, and Hajimu Kinoshita,  pp. 383-388
VENUS project overview: Multi-disciplinary geophysical measurements at ocean bottom using demission submarine cables,  Junzo Kasahara, Hiroyasu Momma, and Yuichi Shirasaki,  pp. 389-394
Acoustical/optical technology integration with a manned submersible and a ROV for the investigation of a radioactive materials disposal site and a sewage diffuser outfall,  John A. Lindsay, Bryan Coles, Ivar Babb, David Tomey, Matthew Liebman, Andrew Nevis, James S. Taylor Jr., Tim Askew Jr., William J. Bell, Kenneth Keay, Harry Chip Louft, Thomas Fredette, and Richard Regan,  pp. 395-400
Keynote address IV
Chair(s): R. L. Wernli; T. Ura
Experience of the use of manned submersibles in P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences,  Anatoly Sagalevitch,  pp. 403-407
Underwater vehicles & robotics VI
Chair(s): D. M. Lane; S.-W. Cheng
Low power stirling engine for underwater vehicle applications,  Graham T. Reader, Ian J. Potter, Eric J. Clavelle, and Owen R. Fauvel,  pp. 411-416
Diesel engine integration into autonomous underwater vehicles,  Ian J. Potter, Graham T. Reader, and Caroline E. Bowen,  pp. 417-422
Autonomous mobile periscope system (AMPS),  Stan Rollins, Richard Knutson, Hung Vo, and Steve Ebner,  pp. 423-427
The research on maneuverability of underwater vehicle with cycloidal propellers,  Hongyu Zhang and Yuru Xu,  pp. 428-433
Underwater telemetry
Chair(s): S. Thurston; Y. Fujinawa
The VENUS project--Instrumentation and underwater work system,  H. Momma, R. Iwase, K. Kawaguchi, Y. Shirasaki, and J. Kasahara,  pp. 437-441
A new approach to real time measurements at Izu-Bonin Trench using TPC-1, demission telecommunication cable,  Junzo Kasahara, Toshinori Sato, Hisashi Utada, and Hajimu Kinoshita,  pp. 442-447
VENUS project--Submarine cable recovery system,  Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Hiroyasu Momma, and Ryoichi Iwase,  pp. 448-452
Compensation of multipath fading in underwater spread-spectrum communication systems,  Ching-Hsiang Tseng, Fu-Sheng Lu, Fu-Kuei Chen, and Shuenn-Tay Wu,  pp. 453-458
Underwater vehicles & robotics VII
Chair(s): D. R. Blidberg; N. Dukov
On the limit cycle of the underwater vehicle control system,  Chi-Cheng Cheng and Chen-Hua Huang,  pp. 461-465
A motion control and obstacle avoidance algorithm for hyper-redundant manipulators,  Chau-Chang Wang, Vijay Kumar, and Guay-Ming Chiu,  pp. 466-471
Experimental verification for the control system of intelligent underwater vehicle,  Yongjie Pang, Liang Peng, Yuru Xu, and Guochang Gu,  pp. 472-477
A rapid reconfiguration strategy for UUV control,  Ge Tong and Zhu Jimao,  pp. 478-483
Underwater acoustics III
Chair(s): T. Takeuchi; R. Nadolink
Evaluation of a synthetic aperture sonar with a multi-aperture transducer,  Isao Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Kato,  pp. 487-492
A robust adaptive beamformer for high-rate underwater acoustic communication systems,  Lena Chang,  pp. 493-498
High-resolution beamforming by Wigner-Ville distribution method,  Ryusuke Imai, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Ken Kikuchi, and Shoji Fujii,  pp. 499-503
Chiral composites as underwater acoustic attenuators,  Shao-Yi Hsia and Shiuh-Kuang Yang,  pp. 504-509