Survey on Computer Vision for UAVs: Current Developments and Trends

During last decade the scientific research on Unmanned Aerial Vehicless (UAVs) increased spectacularly and led to the design of multiple types of aerial platforms. The major challenge today is the development of autonomously operating aerial agents capable of completing missions independently of hum...

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Published in:Journal of intelligent & robotic systems Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 141 - 168
Main Authors: Kanellakis, Christoforos, Nikolakopoulos, George
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
Attitude control
Autonomy
Computer vision
Control
Control Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Literature reviews
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Obstacle avoidance
Platforms
Pose estimation
Reglerteknik
Robotics
Target detection
Tracking
Trends
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Target tracking
Visual servoing
SLAM
Obstacle avoidance
UAVs
ISSN:0921-0296, 1573-0409, 1573-0409
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Summary:During last decade the scientific research on Unmanned Aerial Vehicless (UAVs) increased spectacularly and led to the design of multiple types of aerial platforms. The major challenge today is the development of autonomously operating aerial agents capable of completing missions independently of human interaction. To this extent, visual sensing techniques have been integrated in the control pipeline of the UAVs in order to enhance their navigation and guidance skills. The aim of this article is to present a comprehensive literature review on vision based applications for UAVs focusing mainly on current developments and trends. These applications are sorted in different categories according to the research topics among various research groups. More specifically vision based position-attitude control, pose estimation and mapping, obstacle detection as well as target tracking are the identified components towards autonomous agents. Aerial platforms could reach greater level of autonomy by integrating all these technologies onboard. Additionally, throughout this article the concept of fusion multiple sensors is highlighted, while an overview on the challenges addressed and future trends in autonomous agent development will be also provided.
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ISSN:0921-0296
1573-0409
1573-0409
DOI:10.1007/s10846-017-0483-z