Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective

The traditional method for the establishment of the green laser underwater transmission model is purely based on the laser transmission mechanism in waterbodies, while neglecting a few exterior conditions. This paper proposes a novel method to establish the underwater transmission model from a maxim...

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Main Authors: Guoqing Zhou, Kun Li, Jian Gao, Junyun Ma, Ertao Gao, Yanling Lu, Jiasheng Xu, Xiao Zhou
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author Guoqing Zhou
Kun Li
Jian Gao
Junyun Ma
Ertao Gao
Yanling Lu
Jiasheng Xu
Xiao Zhou
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Kun Li
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Xiao Zhou
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description The traditional method for the establishment of the green laser underwater transmission model is purely based on the laser transmission mechanism in waterbodies, while neglecting a few exterior conditions. This paper proposes a novel method to establish the underwater transmission model from a maximum measurement depth perspective by refining the dynamic relationship between the effective received power <i>P<sub>A</sub></i> and the background noise power <i>P<sub>B</sub></i>. Different from the traditional empirical model of fixed <i>P<sub>A</sub>/P<sub>B</sub></i>, this method combines the sensor, flight, and environmental parameters of airborne LiDAR (ALB) to achieve the dynamic calibration of <i>P<sub>A</sub></i> and <i>P<sub>B</sub></i>. In particular, the empirical relationship between the maximum underwater measurement depth and the laser attenuation coefficient, coupled parameters, etc., is considered. The established model is verified by different types of experiments. The experimental results discovered that the errors are approximately 0.86 m and 1.28, under the same water conditions, when compared to the existing models. The validation experiments demonstrated that the errors for the maximum depth prediction were 0.38 m (indoor tank), 1.58 m (indoor swimming pool), 0.44 m (Li River, Guangxi), and 1.20 m (Beibu Gulf, Pacific Ocean). The experimental results demonstrated that the established model enables us to widely predict the maximum water depth measurable using an airborne LiDAR under different environmental conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-ffe8a60492254fd18f09942d6d7350c52025-08-20T03:29:35ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-06-011712198210.3390/rs17121982Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth PerspectiveGuoqing Zhou0Kun Li1Jian Gao2Junyun Ma3Ertao Gao4Yanling Lu5Jiasheng Xu6Xiao Zhou7College of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and Geomatics, College of Geomatics and Geoinformation, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and Geomatics, College of Geomatics and Geoinformation, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and Geomatics, College of Geomatics and Geoinformation, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and Geomatics, College of Geomatics and Geoinformation, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and Geomatics, College of Geomatics and Geoinformation, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, ChinaCollege of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaThe traditional method for the establishment of the green laser underwater transmission model is purely based on the laser transmission mechanism in waterbodies, while neglecting a few exterior conditions. This paper proposes a novel method to establish the underwater transmission model from a maximum measurement depth perspective by refining the dynamic relationship between the effective received power <i>P<sub>A</sub></i> and the background noise power <i>P<sub>B</sub></i>. Different from the traditional empirical model of fixed <i>P<sub>A</sub>/P<sub>B</sub></i>, this method combines the sensor, flight, and environmental parameters of airborne LiDAR (ALB) to achieve the dynamic calibration of <i>P<sub>A</sub></i> and <i>P<sub>B</sub></i>. In particular, the empirical relationship between the maximum underwater measurement depth and the laser attenuation coefficient, coupled parameters, etc., is considered. The established model is verified by different types of experiments. The experimental results discovered that the errors are approximately 0.86 m and 1.28, under the same water conditions, when compared to the existing models. The validation experiments demonstrated that the errors for the maximum depth prediction were 0.38 m (indoor tank), 1.58 m (indoor swimming pool), 0.44 m (Li River, Guangxi), and 1.20 m (Beibu Gulf, Pacific Ocean). The experimental results demonstrated that the established model enables us to widely predict the maximum water depth measurable using an airborne LiDAR under different environmental conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/12/1982bathymetryLiDARALBmaximum water depthpredictionlaser
spellingShingle Guoqing Zhou
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Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
Remote Sensing
bathymetry
LiDAR
ALB
maximum water depth
prediction
laser
title Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
title_full Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
title_fullStr Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
title_short Development of Laser Underwater Transmission Model from Maximum Water Depth Perspective
title_sort development of laser underwater transmission model from maximum water depth perspective
topic bathymetry
LiDAR
ALB
maximum water depth
prediction
laser
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/12/1982
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