@article{436a2cf082e4490ebe4afcf39b59bf98,
title = "On-board and ground visual pose estimation techniques for UAV control",
abstract = "In this paper, two techniques to control UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), based on visual information are presented. The first one is based on the detection and tracking of planar structures from an on-board camera, while the second one is based on the detection and 3D reconstruction of the position of the UAV based on an external camera system. Both strategies are tested with a VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) UAV, and results show good behavior of the visual systems (precision in the estimation and frame rate) when estimating the helicopter's position and using the extracted information to control the UAV.",
keywords = "3D reconstruction, Computer vision, Homography estimation, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Visual servoing",
author = "Carol Mart{\'i}nez and Mondrag{\'o}n, {Iv{\'a}n F.} and Olivares-M{\'e}ndez, {Miguel A.} and Pascual Campoy",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements The work reported in this paper is the product of several research stages at the Computer Vision Group of the Universidad Polit{\'e}cnica de Madrid. The authors would like to thank Jorge Le{\'o}n for supporting the flight trials. We would also like to thank the Universidad Polit{\'e}cnica de Madrid, the Consejer{\'i}a de Educaci{\'o}n de la Comunidad de Madrid and the Fondo Social Europeo (FSE) for some of the Authors{\textquoteright} PhD Scholarships. This work has been sponsored by the Spanish Science and Technology Ministry under grant CICYT DPI 2007-66156.",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1007/s10846-010-9505-9",
language = "English",
volume = "61",
pages = "301--320",
journal = "Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications",
issn = "0921-0296",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "1-4",
}