Image Super-Resolution of Residual-Dense Connected Networks in Unmanned Deep-Sea Exploration Equipment

Deep-sea unmanned exploration equipment is an important tool for exploring and developing the resources in the ocean, and it can survey the deep-sea environment more visually with the help of visual images. However, the complex and variable environment and the low resolution of the underwater lens lead to the poor resolution of the images acquired by the equipment. In this paper, we propose a residual-dense connected method applied to unmanned deep-sea exploration equipment to improve it's image resolution. The method uses dense connections within the residual structure to improve the model detail information acquisition to ensure accuracy and model stability of model. Secondly, through the study of the model performance, a high precision residual-dense connected model with less computational effort is designed. Finally, the model is trained and tested using environmental images in deep-sea conditions, and it is demonstrated that the method can be applied to deep-sea unmanned exploration equipment for fast, accurate, and stable image super-resolution processing.