Seeing Underwater with Neural Networks

Using recurrent neural networks to interpret passive sonar data.

Seeing Underwater with Neural Networks Nothing in this article is classified. Where I refer to Navy sonar and TMA data, I have cited official DoD sources in which the data has been publicly released. If you think I’ve made a mistake, you can email me at the address on my homepage. I was lucky enough to deal with a lot of interesting problems during my time in the Navy. Today I’d like to share one that many Submariners encounter on a daily basis, and an unconventional way that I found to solve it. Submarines employ sonar constantly to track targets, surface safely, and avoid detection. Sonar is

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