A ground-based optical system for autonomous landing of a fixed wing UAV

This paper presents a new ground-based visual approach for guidance and safe landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)-denied environments. In our previous work, the old system consists of one pan-tilt unit(PTU) with two cameras, whose detection range is...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Kong, Dianle Zhou, Yu Zhang, Daibing Zhang, Xun Wang, Boxin Zhao, Chengping Yan, Lincheng Shen, Jianwei Zhang
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive optics
Aircraft
Atmospheric modeling
Cameras
Global Positioning System
Optical imaging
Visualization
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Summary:This paper presents a new ground-based visual approach for guidance and safe landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)-denied environments. In our previous work, the old system consists of one pan-tilt unit(PTU) with two cameras, whose detection range is limited by the baseline. To achieve long-range detection and cover wide field of regard, we mounted two separate sets of PTU integrated with visible light camera on both sides of the runway instead of our previous assembled stereo vision system. Then, the well-known AdaBoost method was evaluated with regard to detecting and tracking the target. To achieve the relative position between the UAV and landing area, we used triangulation to calculate the 3D coordinates of the UAV. By combining the estimated position in the closed loop control, we obtain the autonomous landing strategy. Finally, we present several real flights in outdoor environments, and compare its accuracy with ground truth provided by GNSS. The results support the validity and accuracy of the presented system.
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2014.6943244