Landing spot selection for UAV emergency landing

P. T. Eendebak; A. W. M. van Eekeren; R. J. M. den Hollander

doi:10.1117/12.2017910

17 May 2013 Landing spot selection for UAV emergency landing

P. T. Eendebak, A. W. M. van Eekeren, R. J. M. den Hollander

Proceedings Volume 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV; 874105 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017910
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

We present a robust method for landing zone selection using obstacle detection to be used for UAV emergency landings. The method is simple enough to allow real-time implementation on a UAV system. The method is able to detect objects in the presence of camera movement and motion parallax. Using the detected obstacles we select a safe landing zone for the UAV. The motion and structure detection uses background estimation of stabilized video. The background variation is measured and used to enhance the moving objects if necessary. In the motion and structure map a distance transform is calculated to find a suitable location for landing.

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P. T. Eendebak, A. W. M. van Eekeren, and R. J. M. den Hollander "Landing spot selection for UAV emergency landing", Proc. SPIE 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV, 874105 (17 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017910

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