Vision-based detection and tracking of airborne obstacles in a cluttered environment

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 475-488

  Cho, Sungwook ^a   Huh, Sungsik ^a   Shim, David Hyunchul ^a   Choi, Hyoung Sik ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airborne obstacle; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Vision based control; Vision based detection and tracking

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; ANTENNAS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AIRBORNE OBSTACLE; CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; DETECTION AND TRACKING; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; LOW-ALTITUDE FLIGHT; POST-IMAGE PROCESSING; VISION BASED CONTROL; VISION-BASED DETECTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 84883086399     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-012-9702-9     Document Type: Article

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