Classification and Localization of Naval Mines With Superellipse Active Contours

In this paper, an approach for the classification and localization of geometric shapes, e.g., man-made objects or different types of geological features, in sonar images is presented. It is applied to a concrete application case, namely the detection and classification of naval mines. The approach consists of three steps. In the first step, the sonar image is segmented by a new active contours algorithm. To deal with the significant noise on...