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Autonomous Landing of Miniature Aerial Vehicles

by Al W. Beard
"... This paper outlines a simple algorithm for automated landing of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Utilizing estimates of height above ground from barometric pressure and optic flow measurements, repeated landings were performed with a 1.5 m wingspan MAV. With height above ground estimated from barom ..."
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This paper outlines a simple algorithm for automated landing of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Utilizing estimates of height above ground from barometric pressure and optic flow measurements, repeated landings were performed with a 1.5 m wingspan MAV. With height above ground estimated from

SwarMAV: A swarm of miniature aerial vehicles

by Renzo De Nardi, Owen Holland, John Woods, Adrian Clark - IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL UAV SYSTEMS CONFERENCE , 2006
"... As the MAV (Micro or Miniature Aerial Vehicles) field matures, we expect to see that the platform's degree of autonomy, the information exchange, and the coordination with other manned and unmanned actors, will become at least as crucial as its aerodynamic design. The project described in this ..."
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As the MAV (Micro or Miniature Aerial Vehicles) field matures, we expect to see that the platform's degree of autonomy, the information exchange, and the coordination with other manned and unmanned actors, will become at least as crucial as its aerodynamic design. The project described

Obstacle and Terrain Avoidance for Miniature Aerial Vehicles

by Stephen Griffiths, Jeff Saunders, Andrew Curtis, Tim McLain, Randy Beard - IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION MAGAZINE. SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Rodriguez Perez, Andres Felipe, "Real-Time Wind Estimation and Video Compression Onboard Miniature Aerial Vehicles " (2009). All Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1838. REAL-TIME WIND ESTIMATION AND VIDEO COMPRESSION ONBOARD MIN

by Andres Felipe, Rodriguez Perez, Andres F. Rodriguez-perez, Date Randal, W. Beard, Date Timothy, W. Mclain, Clark N. Taylor , 2009
"... This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses and Dissertations by an ..."
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This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses and Dissertations by an

Design and Control of a Miniature Quadrotor". Accepted for the book

by Samir Bouabdallah - List of Publications Book Chapters , 2006
"... In the last ten years Miniature Aerial Vehicles (MAV) have gained a strong interest. The recent advances in low-power processors, miniature sensors and control theory are opening new horizons in terms of miniaturi-zation and field of application. Miniature Flying Robots (MFR) show all ..."
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In the last ten years Miniature Aerial Vehicles (MAV) have gained a strong interest. The recent advances in low-power processors, miniature sensors and control theory are opening new horizons in terms of miniaturi-zation and field of application. Miniature Flying Robots (MFR) show all

Maximizing Miniature

by Blake Barber, Tim Mclain, Randy Beard
"... Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly prominent roles in defense programs and strategy around the world. Technology advancements have enabled the development of large UAVs (e.g., Global Hawk, Predator) and the creation of smaller, increasingly capable UAVs. The focus of this artic ..."
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of this article is on smaller fixedwing miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs), which range in size from.25–2 m in wingspan. As recent conflicts have demonstrated, there are numerous military applications for MAVs, including reconnaissance, surveillance, battle damage assessment, and communications relays. Civil

An Overview of MAV Research at Brigham Young University

by Timothy W. Mclain, Randal W. Beard, D. Blake, Barber Nathan, B. Knoebel
"... This paper summarizes research efforts at Brigham Young University related to the control of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Recent results in the areas of vector field path following, precision landing and target prosecution, target localization, obstacle detection and avoidance, tailsitter aircr ..."
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This paper summarizes research efforts at Brigham Young University related to the control of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Recent results in the areas of vector field path following, precision landing and target prosecution, target localization, obstacle detection and avoidance, tailsitter

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by Byu Scholarsarchive, Timothy W. Mclain, Randal W. Beard, D. Blake Barber, Nathan B. Knoebel, Timothy W. Mclain, Randal W. Beard, D. Blake, Barber Nathan, B. Knoebel , 2007
"... This paper summarizes research efforts at Brigham Young University related to the control of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Recent results in the areas of vector field path following, precision landing and target prosecution, target localization, obstacle detection and avoidance, tailsitter aircr ..."
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This paper summarizes research efforts at Brigham Young University related to the control of miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs). Recent results in the areas of vector field path following, precision landing and target prosecution, target localization, obstacle detection and avoidance, tailsitter

Visual Odometry

by David Nistér, Oleg Naroditsky, James Bergen - Proc. IEEE Conf. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR’04 , 2004
"... We present a system that estimates the motion of a stereo head or a single moving camera based on video input. The system operates in real-time with low delay and the motion estimates are used for navigational purposes. The front end of the system is a feature tracker. Point features are matched bet ..."
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. No prior knowledge of the scene nor the motion is necessary. The visual odometry can also be used in conjunction with information from other sources such as GPS, inertia sensors, wheel encoders, etc. The pose estimation method has been applied successfully to video from aerial, automotive and handheld

Quadrotor Using Minimal Sensing For Autonomous Indoor Flight

by James F. Roberts, Timothy S. Stirling, Dario Floreano - European Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Flight Competition (EMAV , 2007
"... Abstract — This paper presents a Miniature Aerial Vehicle (MAV) capable of hands-off autonomous operation within indoor environments. Our prototype is a Quadrotor weighing approximately 600g, with a diameter of 550mm, which carries the necessary electronics for stability control, altitude control, c ..."
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Abstract — This paper presents a Miniature Aerial Vehicle (MAV) capable of hands-off autonomous operation within indoor environments. Our prototype is a Quadrotor weighing approximately 600g, with a diameter of 550mm, which carries the necessary electronics for stability control, altitude control
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