Title :
Establishing and maintaining formations of mini quadrotors
Author :
Nash, Audrow J. ; Engel, Cory M. ; Conrad, James M.
Author_Institution :
William Lee Coll. of Eng., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
Autonomous aerial formations of multiple mini quadrotors require an external localization system. Embedded on-board processing allows for swarm applications in novel environments. Also, application in payload manipulation, surveillance and search-and-rescue can be achieved through this research. A method is discussed to establish and maintain aerial formations of miniature quadrotors using an on-board embedded infrared vision system for image processing and localization.
Keywords :
embedded systems; emergency management; helicopters; image processing; infrared imaging; position control; surveillance; autonomous aerial formations; embedded infrared vision system; embedded on-board processing; formation control; image localization; image processing; mini quadrotors; payload manipulation; search-and-rescue; surveillance; Cameras; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Machine vision; Propellers; Radio transmitters; Sensors; Autonomous; Embedded processing; Quadrotor; UAV; Vision system;
Conference_Titel :
SOUTHEASTCON 2014, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lexington, KY
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2014.6950690
