Learning to predict obstacle aerodynamics from depth images for Micro Air Vehicles

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 4967-4973

  Bartholomew, John ^a   Calway, Andrew ^a   Mayol Cuevas, Walterio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FORECASTING;

AERODYNAMIC EFFECT; AERODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; CONSTRAINED SPACE; GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION; PARAMETER-TUNING; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; RGB-D SENSORS;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 84929191145     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907587     Document Type: Conference Paper

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