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Overview

Lee Freitag is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States, where their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Freitag's research covers a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

The scientist has published multiple papers, among which recent contributions include:

  • "Real-time Probabilistic Coupled Ocean Physics-Acoustics Forecasting and Data Assimilation for Underwater GPS," 2020, Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast
  • "AUV-Assisted Diver Navigation," 2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Inversion of surficial sediment thickness from under-ice acoustic transmission measurement," 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "Loosely-Coupled Human-Robot Teams for Enhanced Undersea Operations," 2022, OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads
  • "Preliminary Results from a Prototype Ocean-Bottom Pressure Sensor Deployed in the Mentawai Channel, Central Sumatra, Indonesia," 2020, Pure and Applied Geophysics

Freitag frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads
  • Pure and Applied Geophysics

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of Freitag's career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Eric Gallimore
  • Jesse R. Pelletier
  • Brendan W. O'Neill
  • John J. Leonard
  • Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux

Best Publications

  • Multicarrier Communication Over Underwater Acoustic Channels With Nonuniform Doppler Shifts

    Baosheng Li;Shengli Zhou;M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • The WHOI micro-modem: an acoustic communications and navigation system for multiple platforms

    L. Freitag;M. Grund;S. Singh;J. Partan

  • MIMO-OFDM for High-Rate Underwater Acoustic Communications

    Baosheng Li;Jie Huang;Shengli Zhou;K. Ball

  • Analysis of channel effects on direct-sequence and frequency-hopped spread-spectrum acoustic communication

    L. Freitag;M. Stojanovic;S. Singh;M. Johnson

  • Non-Uniform Doppler Compensation for Zero-Padded OFDM over Fast-Varying Underwater Acoustic Channels

    Baosheng Li;Shengli Zhou;M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • Optical modem technology for seafloor observatories

    N. Fair;A.D. Chave;L. Freitag;J. Preisig

  • Recent advances in underwater acoustic communications & networking

    Mandar Chitre;Shiraz Shahabudeen;Lee Freitag;Milica Stojanovic

  • Improved Doppler tracking and correction for underwater acoustic communications

    M. Johnson;L. Freitag;M. Stojanovic

  • Multichannel Detection for Wideband Underwater Acoustic CDMA Communications

    M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • Pilot-tone based ZP-OFDM Demodulation for an Underwater Acoustic Channel

    Baosheng Li;Shengli Zhou;Milica Stojanovic;Lee Freitag

  • Channel-estimation-based adaptive equalization of underwater acoustic signals

    M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag;M. Johnson

  • The WHOI micromodem-2: A scalable system for acoustic communications and networking

    Eric Gallimore;Jim Partan;Ian Vaughn;Sandipa Singh

  • Systems and methods for underwater optical communication

    Norman E. Farr;Lee Freitag;James Preisig;Dana R. Yoerger

  • High rate acoustic link for underwater video transmission

    C. Pelekanakis;M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • MIMO-OFDM Over An Underwater Acoustic Channel

    Baosheng Li;Shengli Zhou;M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • Passive and active acoustics using an autonomous wave glider

    Brian Bingham;Nicholas Kraus;Bruce Howe;Lee Freitag

  • An integrated approach to multiple AUV communications, navigation and docking

    H. Singh;J. Catipovic;R. Eastwood;L. Freitag

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Operations Beneath Coastal Sea Ice

    A. J. Plueddemann;A. L. Kukulya;R. Stokey;Lee Freitag

  • Underwater Acoustic Navigation with the WHOI Micro-Modem

    S. Singh;M. Grund;B. Bingham;R. Eustice

  • Hypothesis-feedback equalization for direct-sequence spread-spectrum underwater communications

    M. Stojanovic;L. Freitag

  • The PLUSNet Underwater Communications System: Acoustic Telemetry for Undersea Surveillance

    M. Grund;L. Freitag;J. Preisig;K. Ball

  • Long range acoustic communications and navigation in the Arctic

    Lee Freitag;Keenan Ball;James Partan;Peter Koski

Frequent Co-Authors

Milica Stojanovic
Milica Stojanovic Northeastern University
Shengli Zhou
Shengli Zhou University of Connecticut
Peter Willett
Peter Willett University of Connecticut
Mandar Chitre
Mandar Chitre National University of Singapore
Curt Schurgers
Curt Schurgers University of California, San Diego
Chiara Petrioli
Chiara Petrioli Sapienza University of Rome
Jun-Hong Cui
Jun-Hong Cui Jilin University

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