Cognitive Maritime Imaging -- 18-111 Phase II

An adaptive cognitive maritime imaging (CMI) solution is proposed to automatically adjust camera settings in response to dynamic and challenging environmental conditions to maintain optimal performance of the Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS). The CMI framework introduces a feedback control element to the existing ISIS system that recommends new camera and processing configurations to maximize system utility based on a perception of the scene and environment derived from previously generated imagery. The CMI process includes assessment of current image quality, predictive models for image formation to estimate impacts to image quality due to changing system parameters, and operator performance predictions based on key image quality metrics. The proposed solution leverages Metron’s prior work on cognitive radar and sonar processing, physics-based modeling for image transfer in degraded maritime environments, and operator performance prediction models for various visual tasks.