Multisensor Platform for Underwater Object Detection and Localization Applications

Reliable object detection and localization in various underwater applications is still challenging. Existing sensors are limited to particular applications and/or environmental boundaries. We present an architecture with a uniform communication protocol for a multi-sensor platform that enables a robust integration of different sensor systems. Further, we propose an extensible modular multi-sensor platform prototype to detect and localize objects with different properties in all environments. Our prototype combines magnetic, acoustic, and electrical sensors for object detection and localization. The functional prototype is ready for first measurements outside the laboratory environment.