Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation

The primary objective of this dissertation is to propose a robust vision-based multi-sensor fusion navigation system for lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to navigate and perform complex tasks in a challenging environment. In recent years, the demand for autonomous drones has grown exponentially....

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Main Author: Yuan, Shenghai
Other Authors: Wang Han
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-851852023-07-04T17:19:50Z Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation Yuan, Shenghai Wang Han School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Image processing and computer vision Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation::Robotics The primary objective of this dissertation is to propose a robust vision-based multi-sensor fusion navigation system for lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to navigate and perform complex tasks in a challenging environment. In recent years, the demand for autonomous drones has grown exponentially. Such applications can be the day to day routine goods delivery or inspection work in an area that humans can't reach. The proposed navigation system can run in real-time, low cost and with a high level of robustness. The proposed methods use the camera as the primary sensor to both odometry and mapping. Then the multi-sensor fusion is done to enhance the odometry reliability of the UAV system. Doctor of Philosophy 2019-10-29T08:08:15Z 2019-12-06T15:58:59Z 2019-10-29T08:08:15Z 2019-12-06T15:58:59Z 2019 Thesis Yuan, S. (2019). Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85185 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50276 10.32657/10356/85185 en 296 p. application/pdf
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Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
description The primary objective of this dissertation is to propose a robust vision-based multi-sensor fusion navigation system for lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to navigate and perform complex tasks in a challenging environment. In recent years, the demand for autonomous drones has grown exponentially. Such applications can be the day to day routine goods delivery or inspection work in an area that humans can't reach. The proposed navigation system can run in real-time, low cost and with a high level of robustness. The proposed methods use the camera as the primary sensor to both odometry and mapping. Then the multi-sensor fusion is done to enhance the odometry reliability of the UAV system.
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title Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
title_short Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
title_full Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
title_fullStr Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
title_full_unstemmed Vision-based multi-sensor fusion for robust unmanned aerial vehicles autonomous navigation
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