MINERVA - REAL-TIME BEACH MONITORING
UAV-based coastal surveillance system with computer vision for beach safety, hazard detection, and real-time monitoring.
UAVsComputer VisionBeach SafetyYOLOv8Real-time Processing
Overview
MINERVA leverages unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cameras to enhance coastal safety through real-time monitoring. The system processes multiple video feeds through advanced preprocessing and image alignment techniques to minimize visual noise. It identifies hazardous beach zones and detects human presence, distinguishing between different beach user categories including swimmers and surfers.
My Role
Postdoctoral Researcher & Project Lead
Technologies & Skills
Computer VisionYOLOv8 SegmentationPerson DetectionReal-time ProcessingUAV SystemsMulti-camera Processing
Key Achievements
- ✓Developed real-time UAV-based coastal surveillance system
- ✓Implemented YOLOv8-seg for superior efficiency across diverse conditions
- ✓Successfully deployed on UAV onboard hardware for real-time processing
- ✓Enabled automated risk assessment for beach safety
- ✓Published research paper at IEEE ROBOT 2024 conference