DocumentCode
147546
Title
Establishing and maintaining formations of mini quadrotors
Author
Nash, Audrow J. ; Engel, Cory M. ; Conrad, James M.
Author_Institution
William Lee Coll. of Eng., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
13-16 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
Autonomous aerial formations of multiple mini quadrotors require an external localization system. Embedded on-board processing allows for swarm applications in novel environments. Also, application in payload manipulation, surveillance and search-and-rescue can be achieved through this research. A method is discussed to establish and maintain aerial formations of miniature quadrotors using an on-board embedded infrared vision system for image processing and localization.
Keywords
embedded systems; emergency management; helicopters; image processing; infrared imaging; position control; surveillance; autonomous aerial formations; embedded infrared vision system; embedded on-board processing; formation control; image localization; image processing; mini quadrotors; payload manipulation; search-and-rescue; surveillance; Cameras; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Machine vision; Propellers; Radio transmitters; Sensors; Autonomous; Embedded processing; Quadrotor; UAV; Vision system;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
SOUTHEASTCON 2014, IEEE
Conference_Location
Lexington, KY
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SECON.2014.6950690
Filename
6950690
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