The study proposes a two-way acousto-optic translation model to enable a single system to process acoustic and optical data simultaneously.

On September 5, 2026, arXiv cs.CV published a research paper titled “One Model, Two Worlds: Bidirectional Sonar-Optical Translation”. This study proposes a new unified model architecture aimed at achieving bidirectional translation and fusion of sonar and optical sensor data. The model can process acoustic signals and optical images simultaneously, breaking down the data barriers between different sensors in traditional multimodal systems and providing a new technical approach for constructing a single system capable of perceiving both acoustic and optical environments.