Demonstration of closed-loop airborne sense-and-avoid using machine vision

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4-7

  Mejias, Luis ^a   Lai, John ^a   Ford, Jason J ^a   O'Shea, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-LOOP; DETECTION AND TRACKING; HUMAN PILOTS; MANNED AVIATION; NATIONAL AIR SPACES; PARALLEL PROCESSING; VISION-BASED SENSORS;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 84861732543     PISSN: 08858985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAES.2012.6203712     Document Type: Article

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