Vision-Only Automatic Flight Control for Small UAVs
In this paper, a vision-based flight control system that uses a skyline-detection algorithm is developed for application to small unmanned aerial vehicles. The skyline-detection algorithm can detect straight or uneven skylines. The system integrates a remote controller, a remotely controlled airplane, a camera, a wireless transmitter/receiver, a ground control computer, and the proposed skyline-detection algorithm to achieve automatic control of flight stability. Static and dynamic tests are conducted to validate the system. In the static tests, the average accuracy rate for skyline detection is 98.62% based on five test videos. In the dynamic tests, straight and circular flights are used to verify lateral and longitudinal stability for the proposed flight control system. The experimental results demonstrate the performance and robustness of the algorithm and the feasibility and potential of a low-cost vision-only flight control system.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of IEEE.
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Authors:
- Chiu, Chung-Cheng
- Lo, Ching-Tung
- Publication Date: 2011-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 2425-2437
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Serial:
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- Volume: 60
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- ISSN: 0018-9545
- Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drones; Flight control systems; Image analysis; Radio receivers; Radio transmitters; Remotely piloted aircraft; Robot vision
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01544324
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 24 2014 3:12PM