Author's summary: Eric Huynh defends his thesis.
The Francis College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, invites you to attend a Master's Thesis defense by Eric Huynh on:
"Sonar-Centric Perception for Underwater Robots: Mapping the Deep, One Angle at a Time."
Abstract: Reliable perception in underwater environments remain challenging due to poor visibility and the limitations of optical sensors. Acoustic sensing, particularly sonar, provides a robust alternative for navigation and situational awareness in such conditions. To address this, we propose a sonar-centric perception and SLAM framework for the low-cost BlueROV2 platform equipped with a Ping360 scanning imaging sonar.