Prospects for the application of underwater image restoration methods to facilitate marine geological exploration

• Published in: Kompʹûternaâ optika Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 406 - 434
• Main Authors: I.V. Semernik, A.A. Taraseko, K.V. Samonova
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Samara National Research University 01.06.2025
• Subjects: deep-sea geological exploration; deep-sea underwater vehicles; underwater image enhancement; underwater image processing methods; underwater image restoration
• ISSN: 0134-2452; 2412-6179
• DOI: 10.18287/2412-6179-CO-1520

This paper provides an overview of modern methods for underwater image restoration and enhancement, as well as an analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the methods when used for the imagery obtained during deep-sea geological exploration. Due to the fact that the main criteria for choosing a processing method are precisely the accuracy and reliability of underwater image restoration, rather than speed and improved frame perception, it seems most appropriate to choose methods based on the traditional approach and using a priori information about environmental conditions and the relative position of the camera and the underwater object, received from the underwater vehicle sensors.