3D Vision Based Landing Control of a Small Scale Autonomous Helicopter

Autonomous landing is a challenging but important task for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to achieve high level of autonomy. The fundamental requirement for landing is the knowledge of the height above the ground, and a properly designed controller to govern the process. This paper presents our rese...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhenyu Yu, Kenzo Nonami, Jinok Shin, Demian Celestino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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Online Access:http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/3d_vision_based_landing_control_of_a_small_scale_autonomous_helicopter