There's no place like home: visual teach and repeat for emergency return of multirotor UAVs during GPS failure
Redundant navigation systems are critical for safe operation of UAVs in high-risk
environments. Since most commercial UAVs almost wholly rely on GPS, jamming …
environments. Since most commercial UAVs almost wholly rely on GPS, jamming …
Multi-agent active search using realistic depth-aware noise model
The active search for objects of interest in an unknown environment has many robotics
applications including search and rescue, detecting gas leaks or locating animal poachers …
applications including search and rescue, detecting gas leaks or locating animal poachers …
Learning camera performance models for active multi-camera visual teach and repeat
In dynamic and cramped industrial environments, achieving reliable Visual Teach and
Repeat (VT&R) with a single-camera is challenging. In this work, we develop a robust …
Repeat (VT&R) with a single-camera is challenging. In this work, we develop a robust …
Point me in the right direction: Improving visual localization on UAVs with active gimballed camera pointing
Robust autonomous navigation of multirotor UAVs in GPS-denied environments is critical to
enable their safe operation in many applications such as surveillance and reconnaissance …
enable their safe operation in many applications such as surveillance and reconnaissance …
DC-VINS: Dynamic Camera Visual Inertial Navigation System with Online Calibration
Visual-inertial (VI) sensor combinations are becoming ubiquitous in a variety of autonomous
driving and aerial navigation applications due to their low cost, limited power consumption …
driving and aerial navigation applications due to their low cost, limited power consumption …
FLAF: Focal Line and Feature-constrained Active View Planning for Visual Teach and Repeat
This paper presents FLAF, a focal line and feature-constrained active view planning method
for tracking failure avoidance in feature-based visual navigation of mobile robots. Our FLAF …
for tracking failure avoidance in feature-based visual navigation of mobile robots. Our FLAF …
Unlocking Dynamic Cameras for Visual Navigation
JJ Rebello - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The ability of a mobile robot to navigate reliably in an unknown environment depends on the
information perceived from its surroundings, usually available in the form of measurements …
information perceived from its surroundings, usually available in the form of measurements …
[CITAS][C] Point Me In The Right Direction: Evaluating Active Pointing Strategies for Gimbal-Stabilized Visual Localization on UAVs
B Patel, M Warren, AP Schoellig