This paper presents a novel state estimation system for unmanned aerial vehicle landing. A novel vision algorithm that detects a portion of the marker is developed, and this algorithm extends the detectable range of the vision system for any known marker. A vision-aided navigation algorithm is derived within extended Kalman particle filter and Rao–Blackwellized particle filter frameworks in addition to a standard extended Kalman filter framework. These multihypothesis approaches not only deal well with a highly nonlinear and non-Gaussian distribution of the measurement errors of vision but also result in numerically stable filters. The computational costs are reduced compared to a naive implementation of particle filter, and these algorithms run in real time. This system is validated through numerical simulation, image-in-the-loop simulation, and flight tests.
Multiple-Hypothesis Vision-Based Landing Autonomy
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems ; 17 , 9 ; 528-545
2020-05-29
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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