Integrated obstacle detection system based on radar and optical sensors

AIAA Infotech at Aerospace 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fasano, Giancarmine ^a   Forlenza, Lidia ^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

AEROSPACE RESEARCH; AUTONOMOUS DETECTION; DETECTION RANGE; FLIGHT TEST; HARDWARE/SOFTWARE; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; KA BAND; MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEMS; MULTI-SENSOR TRACKING; OBJECT DETECTION; OBSTACLE DETECTION; OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM; OPTICAL IMAGE; OPTICAL TRACKING; PROCESSING UNITS; PULSED RADARS; REAL TIME; SENSOR FUSION; THERMAL INFRARED CAMERAS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; CAMERAS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; RADAR; SECURITY OF DATA; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

TRACKING RADAR;

EID: 78650034773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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