Multi-resolution Visual Positioning and Navigation Technique for Unmanned Aerial System Landing Assistance

Autor: Qingyu Chen, Jiyuan Cai, Chong Yu
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Navigation. 70:1276-1292
ISSN: 1469-7785
0373-4633
DOI: 10.1017/s0373463317000327
Popis: To achieve more accurate navigation performance in the landing process, a multi-resolution visual positioning technique is proposed for landing assistance of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). This technique uses a captured image of an artificial landmark (e.g. barcode) to provide relative positioning information in the X, Y and Z axes, and yaw, roll and pitch orientations. A multi-resolution coding algorithm is designed to ensure the UAS will not lose the detection of the landing target due to limited visual angles or camera resolution. Simulation and real world experiments prove the performance of the proposed technique in positioning accuracy, detection accuracy, and navigation effect. Two types of UAS are used to verify the generalisation of the proposed technique. Comparison experiments to state-of-the-art techniques are also included with the results analysis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE