@inproceedings{b44b13452b3e448aa515912790cc13da,
title = "Detection of oil spill pollution in seawater using drones: Simulation lab-based experimental study",
abstract = "This paper presents a simulation and lab-based experimental study of detecting oil spills in the oceans using drones. The proposed simulation process is the first phase of long-term research that is targeting to limit the oil spill contaminations in Omani coastline. This study presents some methods and tools to detect an oil spill in a prearranged scenario. The methods and tools are tested in simulation and verified in lab-based experiments. Footage of oil spill cases is used to illustrate the process of oil spill detection. In addition, image processing techniques are applied to provide an accurate outline of the spill's perimeter. The results exhibit the effectiveness of using the proposed methods and tools in detecting oil spills.",
keywords = "Contamination, Detection, Image processing, Lab-based experiment, Oil spill, Simulation",
author = "Ashraf Saleem and {Al Maashri}, Ahmed and Omer Eldirdiry and Jawhar Ghommam and Hadj Bourdoucen and Amran Al-Kamzari and {Al Rawas}, Ghazi and Ahmed Ammari",
note = "Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was funded in parts by research grants from BP Oman (EG/ENG/ECED/18/01), Smart City Platform (TRC/SRG/SC/IMCO/01/2019), His Majesty Trust Fund (SR/ENG/ECED/19/01), and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation{\textquoteright}s Block Fund (RC/RG-ENG/ECED/18/02). The authors would like to thanks Sultan Qaboos University for providing a conducive research environment. Additionally, the authors thank Mr. Abdul Hakim Alharthy for his support to the research efforts. Special thanks to Environment Authority for providing data and information related to oil leak incidents. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 2021 IEEE International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference, IEMTRONICS 2021 ; Conference date: 21-04-2021 Through 24-04-2021",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1109/IEMTRONICS52119.2021.9422576",
language = "English",
series = "2021 IEEE International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference, IEMTRONICS 2021 - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
editor = "Satyajit Chakrabarti and Rajashree Paul and Bob Gill and Malay Gangopadhyay and Sanghamitra Poddar",
booktitle = "2021 IEEE International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference, IEMTRONICS 2021 - Proceedings",
}