Learning-based risk assessment and motion estimation by vision for unmanned aerial vehicle landing in an unvisited area

We proposed a vision-based methodology as an aid for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing on a previously unsurveyed area. When the UAV was commanded to perform a landing mission in an unknown airfield, the learning procedure was activated to extract the surface features for learning the obstacl...

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Published in:Journal of electronic imaging 2019-11, Vol.28 (6), p.063011-063011
Main Authors: Cheng, Hsiu-Wen, Chen, Tsung-Lin, Tien, Chung-Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We proposed a vision-based methodology as an aid for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing on a previously unsurveyed area. When the UAV was commanded to perform a landing mission in an unknown airfield, the learning procedure was activated to extract the surface features for learning the obstacle appearance. After the learning process, while hovering the UAV above the potential landing spot, the vision system would be able to predict the roughness value for confidence in a safe landing. Finally, using hybrid optical flow technology for motion estimation, we successfully carried out the UAV landing without a predefined target. Our work combines a well-equipped flight control system with the proposed vision system to yield more practical versatility for UAV applications.
ISSN:1017-9909
1560-229X
DOI:10.1117/1.JEI.28.6.063011