Object detection on the sea surface, based on texture analysis

This paper deals with the problem of OOI detection on the sea surface, based on the definition of proper texture parameters. As the sea texture exhibits a variable nature, the classical algorithms, tailored to work in presence of a specific textured background, can not be applied. However they can be seen as possible components of a hierarchical algorithm, taking into account the variability of the sea texture. In this paper an algorithm (called OBI-FINDER), with these characteristics, is described, and some results are shown.