WASS

WASS is a remote sensor for measuring space-time fields of sea surface elevations. It consists of a stereo-pair of high-resolution digital cameras that observing the sea surface from two distinct points of view allow recovering the 3-D shape of the observing scene. Output is a sequence of 3-D wave fields with accuracy of about 2-3 cm (for an installation height of 12 m). The present WASS encompasses an auto-calibration method to recover the stereo-camera pose and a dense stereo matching algorithm. WASS operates on fixed platforms and moving structures coupled with a (optional) motion reference unit. Research with WASS is conducted in partnership with DAIS – “Università Ca' Foscari” (Venice) and it is supported by the Flagship Project RITMARE - The Italian Research for the Sea – coordinated by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) within the National Research Program 2011–2015.

WASS code is freely available at http://www.dais.unive.it/wass/

Contact: alvise.benetazzo@ve.ismar.cnr.it

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