Flight test results for a multi sensor obstacle detection and tracking system for sense and avoid applications

AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit and AIAA Unmanned...Unlimited Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fasano, Giancarmine ^a   Accardo, Domenico ^a   Moccia, Antonio ^a   Rispoli, Attilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; RADAR; TRACKING (POSITION);

AEROSPACE RESEARCH; AUTONOMOUS DETECTION; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEMS; OBSTACLE DETECTION; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; THERMAL INFRARED CAMERAS;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 77958460923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-1881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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