This paper presents the use of stereoscopic vision as a means of sensing and detecting obstacles and other aircraft for collision avoidance system for a multicopter. A ZED stereo camera is mounted on a DJI S900 Hexacopter UAS to generate depth maps. A NVIDIA Jetson TX1 board is used for onboard processing of the depth maps and collision avoidance algorithm. The board communicates with the Pixhawk autopilot, which transmits data to the ground control station via XBee radios. By using the ZED software development kit (SDK), it is possible to obtain depth maps directly from the camera and use them in the implementation of obstacle avoidance. The algorithm that is used partitions the depth maps into multiple sections in order to find the section of the image that represents the objects furthest away. This selected section is the section that is free of obstacles. The hexacopter can maneuver itself to that selected section autonomously, thus avoiding obstacles in its path. The developed algorithm and flight test results are discussed.


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    Title :

    Autonomous Collision Avoidance System for a Multicopter using Stereoscopic Vision


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    Publication date :

    2018-06-01


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    1641883 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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