Underwater obstacle detection

Underwater obstacles and path detection using OpenCV and python. The video is taken from one of the competetions in Singapore AUV Challenge(SAUVC 2013). Link to original video.

Pipeline

The basic pipeline used to detect the obstacles is as follows:

The code for it is given in the AUV.ipynb notebook

Input video

The underwater robot has to follow the black path and avoid the yellow obstacle in between the path.

Output

References

1. https://www.pyimagesearch.com/2018/07/19/opencv-tutorial-a-guide-to-learn-opencv/
2. https://medium.com/@galen.ballew/opencv-lanedetection-419361364fc0
3. https://medium.com/@mrhwick/simple-lane-detection-with-opencv-bfeb6ae54ec0
4. https://towardsdatascience.com/deeppicar-part-4-lane-following-via-opencv-737dd9e47c96