期刊
SENSORS
卷 22, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s22041379
关键词
LiDAR; bathymetry; unmanned aerial vehicles; object detection; coastal mapping; full-waveform
This study presents and evaluates a lightweight dual-wavelength LiDAR system mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for shallow water mapping and underwater object detection. Through the analysis of field data, the system demonstrates high fitting precision and absolute accuracy in water surface and bottom measurements and is compared to a manned ALB system. Results show that the UAV-borne system provides higher resolution data and target detection capability, showing great potential for shallow water mapping and underwater object detection.
Airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) has proven to be an effective technology for shallow water mapping. To collect data with a high point density, a lightweight dual-wavelength LiDAR system mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was developed. This study presents and evaluates the system using the field data acquired from a flight test in Dazhou Island, China. In the precision and accuracy assessment, the local fitted planes extracted from the water surface points and the multibeam echosounder data are used as a reference for water surface and bottom measurements, respectively. For the bathymetric performance comparison, the study area is also measured with an ALB system installed on the manned aerial platform. The object detection capability of the system is examined with placed small cubes. Results show that the fitting precision of the water surface is 0.1227 m, and the absolute accuracy of the water bottom is 0.1268 m, both of which reach a decimeter level. Compared to the manned ALB system, the UAV-borne system provides higher resolution data with an average point density of 42 points/m(2) and maximum detectable depth of 1.7-1.9 Secchi depths. In the point cloud of the water bottom, the existence of a 1-m target cube and the rough shape of a 2-m target cube are clearly observed at a depth of 12 m. The system shows great potential for flexible shallow water mapping and underwater object detection with promising results.
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