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Research on UAV obstacle detection based on data fusion of millimeter wave radar and monocular camera

  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai

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Abstract

Abstract - Obstacle avoidance detection of small UAVs has been a challenging problem because of size and weight constraints. In this paper, a fusion of MMW and monocular camera data is proposed for small UAVs obstacle detection systems. A MMW sensor is used to detect distance and angle and the image of obtacles capturing by the camera. Next, the target point information detected by MMW is calibrated into the image to complete the data fusion. Then, the optimized edge detection algorithm and image grayscale frequency saliency map are used to segment the obstacle area in images. The proposed method was evaluated by experiments in a real flying environment which consist of obstacles with textures and shadows. In the experiments, we successfully detect the shape of obstacles for complex situations. Obstacles with complex textures and shadows can be effectively detected, which shows that the method has good robustness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2021 2nd International Conference on Computing, Networks and Internet of Things, CNIOT 2021
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450389693
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 May 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Computing, Networks and Internet of Things, CNIOT 2021 - Beijing, China
Duration: 20 May 202122 May 2021

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Computing, Networks and Internet of Things, CNIOT 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period20/05/2122/05/21

Keywords

  • Data fusion
  • Edge detection
  • Image grayscale frequencystyle
  • Obstacles detection

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