Global communications rely on subsea cable infrastructure that remains vulnerable to damage from natural hazards and human activity. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) offer an efficient means to inspect long sections of exposed cable, but uncertainty in cable route maps, small cable diameters and partial burial makes continuous tracking a challenge.
arXiv:2606. 05754v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry ($\phi$-OTDR) is widely used in large-scale distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) because it provides distributed spatiotemporal monitoring over long sensing distances.
By Weiguang Wang, Fugen Wu, Hailing Wang, Xuechen Liang, Xiaobin Li, Ru Han, Tianchang Xie
arXiv:2607. 01484v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present a fully unsupervised Fast-Slow DSVDD detector for continuous State-of-Polarization monitoring on a deployed subsea cable.
By Agastya Raj, Alvaro Doval, Tian Tian, Steinar Bj{\o}rnstad, Marco Ruffini
arXiv:2510. 04876v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Benthic habitat mapping is fundamental for understanding marine ecosystems, guiding conservation efforts, and supporting sustainable resource management.
By Hayat Rajani, Valerio Franchi, Borja Martinez-Clavel Valles, Raimon Ramos, Rafael Garcia, Nuno Gracias
arXiv:2606. 02341v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Underwater acoustic classification has a wide array of oceanic applications, but faces challenges due to an increasingly complex acoustic environment.
By Amirmohammad Mohammadi, Joshua Peeples, Alexandra Van Dine
arXiv:2607. 02545v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Structural health monitoring (SHM) has emerged as an essential tool for ensuring the integrity and reliability of critical engineering structures, particularly in aerospace applications.
By Xin Yang, Morteza Moradi, Tongtong Yan, Jinbo Du, Yunlai Liao, Dimitrios Zarouchas, Dimitrios Chronopoulos
arXiv:2607. 18013v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper introduces a method for real-time processing and transmission of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imagery over low-bandwidth communication links.
By Adrian Bodenmann, Cailei Liang, Miquel Massot-Campos, Samuel Simmons, Alexander B. Phillips, Alberto Consensi, Matthew Kingsland, Rashiid Sherif, Stan Brown, Adam Riese, Blair Thornton
In underwater covert cooperative missions, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) often cannot rely on active sonar to continuously obtain complete information, since active sensing and frequent communications increase the risk of exposure. As a result, AUVs primarily rely on passive observation, an approach that yields incomplete local perception and limited task efficiency.
arXiv:2606. 00081v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) enables large-scale monitoring through optical fibers, but its high dimensionality and complex spatio-temporal patterns make event classification demanding.
By Michel Dione (CERI SN - IMT Nord Europe), Jerry Lonlac (CERI SN - IMT Nord Europe), H\'el\`ene Louis (CERI SN - IMT Nord Europe), Anthony Fleury (CERI SN - IMT Nord Europe), Stephane Lecoeuche
arXiv:2607. 13880v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In underwater covert cooperative missions, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) often cannot rely on active sonar to continuously obtain complete information, since active sensing and frequent communications increase the risk of exposure.
By Xueyao Zhang, Chenyang Yan, Bo Yang, Xuelin Cao, Zhiwen Yu, Bin Guo, George C. Alexandropoulos, Merouane Debbah, Chau Yuen
arXiv:2604. 14163v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Maritime distress communications transmitted over very high frequency (VHF) radio are safety-critical voice messages used to report emergencies at sea.
By Tomer Atia, Yehudit Aperstein, Alexander Apartsin
arXiv:2607. 07733v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Passive hydroacoustic monitoring often generates large volumes of continuous recordings that are only partially exploited due to the cost of manual annotation.
By Pierre-Yves Raumer, Axel Marmoret, Dorian Cazau, Anatole Gros-Martial, Richard Dreo, Maelle Torterotot, Sara Bazin, Flore Samaran, Jean-Yves Royer