Keywords
obstacle avoidance, terrain avoidance, UAV, unmanned aircraft
Abstract
Despite the tremendous potential demonstrated by miniature aerial vehicles (MAV) in numerous applications, they are currently limited to operations in open air space, far away from obstacles and terrain. To broaden the range of applications for MAVs, methods to enable operation in environments of increased complexity must be developed. In this article, we presented two strategies for obstacle and terrain avoidance that provide a means for avoiding obstacles in the flight path and for staying centered in a winding corridor.
Original Publication Citation
Griffiths, S., Saunders, J., Curtis, A., Barber, B., McLain, T., and Beard, R. Maximizing Miniature Aerial Vehicles, IEEE Robotics and Automation, Special Issue on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Enabling Technologies & Roadmap for Autonomy, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 34-43, September 2006. Invited submission.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Griffiths, Stephen; Saunders, Jeffery Brian; Curtis, Andrew; Barber, Blake; McLain, Timothy W.; and Beard, Randal W., "Maximizing Miniature Aerial Vehicles" (2006). Faculty Publications. 1530.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1530
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2006-9
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3407
Publisher
IEEE
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright Status
(c) 2006 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works. DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2006.1678137
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