Helipad detection for accurate UAV pose estimation by means of a visual sensor

In this article, we tackle the problem of developing a visual framework to allow the autonomous landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle onto a platform using a single camera. Specifically, we propose a vision-based helipad detection algorithm in order to estimate the attitude of a drone on which the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cosimo Patruno, Massimiliano Nitti, Ettore Stella, Tiziana D’Orazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417731083