An omni-vision based localization method for automatic helicopter landing assistance on standard helipads

Author

Wu, Chih-Jen ; Tsai, Wen-Hsiang

Author_Institution

Inst. of Multimedia Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

3

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 Feb. 2010

Firstpage

327

Lastpage

332

Abstract

An omni-vision-based localization method for automatic helicopter landing assistance on a helipad with a circled H-shape is proposed. The landing process includes two stages: approaching and alignment. Three types of image features, circle, line, and point, are used to derive skillfully analytic equations for computing the helicopter height, distance, and orientation with respect to the landing site. Experimental results with good location estimation accuracy are also shown.

Keywords

aircraft landing guidance; computer vision; helicopters; automatic helicopter landing assistance; circled H-shape; helicopter height; image features; landing site; location estimation accuracy; omni-vision based localization; standard helipads; Cameras; Computer science; Environmental economics; Equations; Helicopters; Image analysis; Navigation; Tellurium; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Urban areas; helicopter landing; helipad; localization; omni-image;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), 2010 The 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5585-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5586-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCAE.2010.5451607

Filename

5451607