A Computer Vision Based Algorithm for Obstacle Avoidance (Outdoor Flight)

Wander Mendes Martins (1) , Felix Mora-Camino (2) , Alexandre Carlos Brandao-Ramos (1)

1 Universidade Federal de Itajubá
2 ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

This paper presents the implementation of an algorithm based on elementary computer vision techniques that allow an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to identify obstacles (including another UAV) and to avoid them, using only a trivial camera and applying six mathematical treatments on image. We applied this algorithm in a drone in real flight.

Mots clés: Camera; UAV; Obstacles Avoidance; Computer Vision; Embedded Systems

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Automatique / Robotique

Wander Mendes Martins, Felix Mora-Camino, Alexandre Carlos Brandao-Ramos. A Computer Vision Based Algorithm for Obstacle Avoidance (Outdoor Flight). ITNG 2018, 15th International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations, Apr 2018, Las Vegas, United States. pp. 569-575/ ISBN: 978-3030083526, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-77028-4_73⟩. ⟨hal-01715673⟩