Beyond Traditional Sensors
For decades, sonar has been the primary sensor used for subsea navigation and detection. While highly effective for identifying objects and mapping large areas, sonar often lacks the resolution necessary for detailed object identification and environmental understanding. Single-camera systems provide visual context but struggle to accurately determine scale, distance, and spatial relationships.
As autonomous operations become more advanced, these limitations create a gap between detecting an object and understanding what that object is. Reliable subsea autonomy requires both visual detail and accurate spatial awareness.
The Discovery Stereo Perception Series
To address this challenge, Voyis developed the Discovery Stereo Perception Series, a purpose-built underwater perception solution designed to provide the environmental awareness required for advanced autonomous operations.
Building on years of experience delivering underwater optical systems for inspection, survey, and asset management applications, the Discovery Stereo Perception Series combines synchronized stereo imaging with embedded perception capabilities to generate high-resolution imagery and accurate depth information simultaneously. This enables autonomous systems to identify, classify, and localize objects with greater confidence while operating in complex subsea environments.
The system was developed to support the growing demand for perception-driven autonomy, providing the foundational data required for vehicles to better understand their surroundings and make informed operational decisions.
Enabling Autonomous Decision-Making
The Discovery Stereo Perception Series supports a wide range of applications, including object detection and identification, obstacle avoidance, navigation, localization, and mission planning. Whether deployed around offshore infrastructure, supporting mine countermeasure operations, or conducting scientific surveys, autonomous systems depend on reliable environmental awareness to operate effectively.
As the industry continues moving toward higher levels of autonomy, the quality of perception data becomes increasingly important. Autonomous systems are only as capable as the information available to them. By delivering accurate visual and spatial data in a compact, subsea-ready package, the Discovery Stereo Perception Series helps bridge the gap between sensing and decision-making.
The future of subsea operations will rely on vehicles that can not only collect data but also understand and respond to their environment. The Discovery Stereo Perception Series represents an important step toward that future, providing the perception capabilities needed to support safer, more efficient, and increasingly autonomous underwater missions.
