Image Processing algorithm for integrated Sense and Avoid systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7833, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Forlenza, Lidia ^a   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

Airborne image tracking; Autonomous anti collision systems; Detect sense and avoid (DS A); Multisensor data fusion; Real time image processing; Unmanned aerial systems (UAS); Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE IMAGES; AUTONOMOUS ANTI COLLISION SYSTEMS; MULTISENSOR DATA FUSION; REAL-TIME IMAGE PROCESSING; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; DATA FUSION; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION FUSION; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 78649809033     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.865085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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