(57) ABSTRACT A computerized aircraft system, such as an unmanned aircraft system
(UAS) is provided with a cloud detection system. The UAS includes a monocular electro …

Disclosed are apparatus and a method for detecting cloud features. The method comprises:
obtaining (402) image data (401); identifying (404) regions of the image data corre sponding …

In order to contribute to the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) according to
visual flight rules (VFR), this article proposes a monocular approach for cloud detection …

With the goal of avoiding mid-air collisions by permanently ensuring the own visibility of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), on-board Sense & Avoid functionalities are required that …

The expected increase of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civil airspace is driving
research activities in the field of UAV Sense and Avoid. In terms of the application of …

Sense and Avoid is gaining importance in the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) into civil airspace. In order to be seen by other air traffic participants operating under …

This paper presents an approach for image-based detection of clouds on-board unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs), taking into account changing environmental conditions and different …

The following paper provides cloud segmentation techniques as a functional component to
enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to automatically detect and avoid clouds using …

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for detecting cloud features. The method comprises:
obtaining image data (eg using a camera), the image data defining a plurality of pixels and …

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for detecting and ranging cloud features. The method
comprises: obtaining image data (eg using a camera (200); classifying, as a cloud feature …