Conference Article

·2020

Indoor UAV Localization and 3D Mapping Using Visual Odometry

Kutay Yilmaz YTU , Ömer Faruk Kaya YTU , Erkan Uslu YTU

2020 Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference (ASYU)

Abstract

Outdoor operations of autonomous UAVs (Un- manned Aerial Vehicle)highly rely on GPS sensors. Whereat localization is essential for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to operate properly. Positioning by GPS isn't feasible in indoor environments due to signal attenuation. In this study a flight controller which uses GPS for localization has been made operational in indoor environments by using reverse engineering approach and visual odometry data. Visual odometry was produced by Intel® RealSense TM T265 and RTAB-Map were run via depth image which was acquired from Intel® RealSense TM D435i on UAV.

Keywords

Visual odometry Odometry Global Positioning System Computer science Artificial intelligence Computer vision Simultaneous localization and mapping GPS signals Assisted GPS Mobile robot Robot Telecommunications

Subject Areas

Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization ·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Robotic Path Planning Algorithms ·Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ·Physical Sciences
Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques ·Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ·Physical Sciences

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