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Vision Based Systemsfor UAV Applications

  • Recent research on Vision Based Systems for UAV Applications
  • Vision information is utilized in various applications like visual surveillance, aim systems, recognition systems, collision-avoidance systems and navigation
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Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 481)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-16
  2. Design of Object Detection, Recognition and Tracking Algorithms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Machine Vision in Autonomous Systems of Detection and Location of Objects in Digital Images

      • Artur Babiarz, Robert Bieda, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 3-25
    3. Recognition and Location of Objects in the Visual Field of a UAV Vision System

      • Robert Bieda, Krzysztof Jaskot, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 27-45
    4. Automatic Targeting Sentry Turret for Distributed Systems

      • Piotr Demski, Tomasz Grzejszczak, Karol Jędrasiak, Michał Mikulski
      Pages 47-55
    5. Object Tracking for Rapid Camera Movements in 3D Space

      • Zygmunt Kuś, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 57-76
    6. Object Tracking in a Picture during Rapid Camera Movements

      • Zygmunt Kuś, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 77-91
  3. Construction of Image Acquisition Devices Used in UAV Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-94
    2. Thermal Camera for Autonomous Mobile Platforms

      • Grzegorz Bieszczad, Michał Krupiński, Henryk Madura, Tomasz Sosnowski
      Pages 95-114
    3. Gyro-Stabilized Platform for Multispectral Image Acquisition

      • Damian Bereska, Krzysztof Daniec, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 115-121
    4. Omnidirectional Video Acquisition Device (OVAD )

      • Sławomir Fraś, Karol Jędrasiak, Jan Kwiatkowski, Aleksander Nawrat, Dawid Sobel
      Pages 123-136
  4. Design of Vision Based Control Algorithms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-138
    2. Vision System for Group of Mobile Robots

      • Artur Babiarz, Robert Bieda, Krzysztof Jaskot
      Pages 139-156
    3. A Distributed Control Group of Mobile Robots in a Limited Area with a Vision System

      • Artur Babiarz, Robert Bieda, Krzysztof Jaskot
      Pages 157-175
    4. System for Multi-axial Mechanical Stabilization of Digital Camera

      • Damian Bereska, Krzysztof Daniec, Sławomir Fraś, Karol Jędrasiak, Mateusz Malinowski, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 177-189
    5. Probabilistic Approach to Planning Collision Free Path of UAV

      • Dawid Cedrych, Adam Gałuszka, Marcin Pacholczyk, Krzysztof Skrzypczyk, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 191-203
  5. Practical Applications of Classification Algorithms Used in Video Streams for UAV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-206
    2. Information Fusion in Multi-agent System Based on Reliability Criterion

      • Martin Mellado, Krzysztof Skrzypczyk
      Pages 207-217
    3. Prototyping the Autonomous Flight Algorithms Using the Prepar3D® Simulator

      • Krzysztof Daniec, Paweł Iwaneczko, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat
      Pages 219-232
    4. Feature Extraction and HMM-Based Classification of Gait Video Sequences for the Purpose of Human Identification

      • Henryk Josiński, Daniel Kostrzewa, Agnieszka Michalczuk, Adam Świtoński, Konrad Wojciechowski
      Pages 233-245

About this book

This monograph is motivated by a significant number of vision based algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that were developed during research and development projects. Vision information is utilized in various applications like visual surveillance, aim systems, recognition systems, collision-avoidance systems and navigation. This book presents practical applications, examples and recent challenges in these mentioned application fields. The aim of the book is to create a valuable source of information for researchers and constructors of solutions utilizing vision from UAV. Scientists, researchers and graduate students involved in computer vision, image processing, data fusion, control algorithms, mechanics, data mining, navigation and IC can find many valuable, useful and practical suggestions and solutions. The latest challenges for vision based systems are also presented.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Aleksander Nawrat, Zygmunt Kuś

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vision Based Systemsfor UAV Applications

  • Editors: Aleksander Nawrat, Zygmunt Kuś

  • Series Title: Studies in Computational Intelligence

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00369-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00368-9Published: 29 May 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03349-5Published: 20 June 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00369-6Published: 06 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1860-949X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-9503

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 344

  • Topics: Computational Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

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