MAV navigation through indoor corridors using optical flow
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- 1 May 2010
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- No. 10504729,p. 3361-3368
Abstract
Safe navigation through corridors plays a major role in the autonomous use of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) in indoor environments. In this paper, we present an approach for wall collision avoidance using a depth map based on optical flow from on board camera images. An omnidirectional fisheye camera is used as a primary sensor, while IMU data is needed for compensating rotational effects of the optical flow. The here presented approach is designed for safely maneuvering a helicopter through an indoor corridor. Results based on real images taken in a corridor with textured walls are shown at the end of this paper.Keywords
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