College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Computer Science Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Computer Science
Date
6-2022
Primary Advisor
Franz Kurfess, College of Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering Department
Additional Advisors
Phoenix (Dongfeng) Fang, College of Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
As drone and computer vision technology has been improving, many fields of study have been quick to utilize it to improve the accuracy and ease of data collection. The combination of the two technologies is perfect for surveying large areas and identifying features of interest. Marine science utilizes these technologies for activities such as animal tracking and population counting. I am working with the Drones for Marine Science research group at Cal Poly who want to build a fleet of drones that will fly out over the ocean to identify and track various marine animals. My role will be to build a real-time marine animal identification and tracking system that they use on the drone fleet. My overall goal of this project is to gain an understanding of various techniques for machine learning, to build skills in the different frameworks that are used in the machine learning and deep learning field, and utilize those skills and understanding in a meaningful way: to help the marine science community through this research project.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cscsp/161