Visual control of an unmanned aerial vehicle for power line inspection

This thesis describes the investigation into the use of visual servoing to keep an unmanned aerial vehicle (UA V) aligned with overhead electricity distribution lines, in order to use it to inspect them. The UAV would carry cameras in order to capture video footage showing the line's condition....

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Main Author: Golightly, Ian Thomas
Published: Bangor University 2006
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431790