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ACCURACY ENHANCEMENT OF UNMANNED HELICOPTER POSITIONING WITH LOW COST SYSTEM
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Type
Conference paper
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1.10. TTC - Telerilevamento
Status
Published
Issued date
July 2008
Conference Location
Beijing (CHINA)
Sponsors
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - Napoli
CIRGEO – Interdepartment Research Center for Geomatics, University of Padova
CIRGEO – Interdepartment Research Center for Geomatics, University of Padova
Abstract
In the last years UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) systems are become very actractive for various commercial, industrial, public,
scientific and military operations. The tasks include pipeline inspection, dam surveillance, photogrammetric survey, infrastructure
maintenance, inspection of flooded areas, fire fighting, terrain monitoring, volcano observations and so on. The impressive flying
capabilities provided by UAVs require a well trained pilot to be fully and effectively exploited; moreover the flight range of the
piloted helicopter is limited to the line-of-sight or the skill of the pilot to detect and follow the orientation of the helicopter. Such
issues have motivated the research and the design for autonomous system guidance which could both stabilize and also guide the
helicopter precisely along a reference path. The constant growth of research programs and the technological progress in the field of
navigation systems, as denoted by the production of more and more performing GPS/INS integrated units, allowed a strong cost
reduction and payload miniaturization, making the design of low cost UAV platforms more feasible and actractive.
Small autonomous helicopters have demonstrated to be a useful platform for a number of airborne-based applications such as aerial
mapping and photography, surveillance (both military and civilian), powerline inspection and agricolture monitoring.
In this paper we present the results of a flight simulation system developed for the setup of the servos which our autonomous
guidance system will be based on. Building a simulated environment allows, indeed, to evaluate in advance what are the main issues
of a complex control system, avoiding to damage fragile and expensive instruments as the ones mounted on a model helicopter.
scientific and military operations. The tasks include pipeline inspection, dam surveillance, photogrammetric survey, infrastructure
maintenance, inspection of flooded areas, fire fighting, terrain monitoring, volcano observations and so on. The impressive flying
capabilities provided by UAVs require a well trained pilot to be fully and effectively exploited; moreover the flight range of the
piloted helicopter is limited to the line-of-sight or the skill of the pilot to detect and follow the orientation of the helicopter. Such
issues have motivated the research and the design for autonomous system guidance which could both stabilize and also guide the
helicopter precisely along a reference path. The constant growth of research programs and the technological progress in the field of
navigation systems, as denoted by the production of more and more performing GPS/INS integrated units, allowed a strong cost
reduction and payload miniaturization, making the design of low cost UAV platforms more feasible and actractive.
Small autonomous helicopters have demonstrated to be a useful platform for a number of airborne-based applications such as aerial
mapping and photography, surveillance (both military and civilian), powerline inspection and agricolture monitoring.
In this paper we present the results of a flight simulation system developed for the setup of the servos which our autonomous
guidance system will be based on. Building a simulated environment allows, indeed, to evaluate in advance what are the main issues
of a complex control system, avoiding to damage fragile and expensive instruments as the ones mounted on a model helicopter.
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unmanned helicopters. Dissertation at the Swiss federal institute
of technology Zurich.
Gelb A., 1984. Applied optimal estimation. The MIT Press
Guarnieri, A., Vettore, A., Pirotti, F., 2006.
Project for an autonomous model helicopter navigation system
Proc. of ISPRS Commission I Symposium, “From Sensors to
imagery”, Marne La Vallee, Paris, 4-6 July.
Nagai, M., Shibasaki, R., Manandhar, D., Zhao, H., 2004.
Development of digital surface and feature extraction by
integrating laser scanner and CCD sensor with IMU. Istanbul.
IAPRS, Vol. XXXV, Part B5.
Sik J. H. , Chool L. J., Sik K. M., Joon K. I., Kyum K.V., 2004.
Construction of National Cultural Heritage Management
System using Rc Helicopter Photographic Surveying System.
Istanbul, XXth ISPRS Congress
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