ULTRALIGHT RADAR FOR SMALL AND MICRO-UAV NAVIGATION

This paper presents a radar approach to navigation of small and micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in environments challenging for common sensors. A technique based on radar odometry is briefly explained and schemes for complete integration with other sensors are proposed. The focus of the paper i...

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Published inInternational archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. Vol. XLII-2/W6; pp. 333 - 338
Main Authors Scannapieco, A. F., Renga, A., Fasano, G., Moccia, A.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Gottingen Copernicus GmbH 01.01.2017
Copernicus Publications
Subjects
Autonomous navigation
Flight tests
Ground truth
Navigation
Odometers
Radar
Sensors
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:This paper presents a radar approach to navigation of small and micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in environments challenging for common sensors. A technique based on radar odometry is briefly explained and schemes for complete integration with other sensors are proposed. The focus of the paper is set on ultralight radars and interpretation of outputs of such sensor when dealing with autonomous navigation in complex scenario. The experimental setup used to analyse the proposed approach comprises one multi-rotor UAV and one ultralight commercial radar. Results from flight tests in which both forward-only motion and mixed motion are presented and analysed, providing a reference for understanding outputs of radar in complex scenarios. The radar odometry solution is compared with ground truth provided by GPS sensor.
ISSN:2194-9034
1682-1750
2194-9034
DOI:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-333-2017