Multi-UAV UWA video surveillance system

Chen Yu, Jianan Wang, Jiayuan Shan, Ming Xin

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Abstract

In this work, an autonomous surveillance system providing ultra wide angle (UWA) video information is presented using multi-UAV platform. Towards this end, a fleet of UAVs are initially deployed into appropriate formation (such as triangle, diamond, or line) with cameras pointing outwards to cover the region of interest (ROI). In aid of image processing technique, the UAVs formation will be further optimized using temporal as well as spatial information to achieve a decent overlap (20% is defined in this work from both information adequacy and utilization efficiency perspective) between any two adjacent video sources. Thereafter, videos separately captured will be stitched together forming an UWA video by extracting and matching feature points in the base station. Notably, a vision-feedback-formation-control (VFFC) closed-loop framework is proposed for better performance. In the end, an experiment is elaborated to illustrate the UWA video generated by the proposed system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509035496
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2016 - Phuket, Thailand
Duration: 13 Nov 201615 Nov 2016

Publication series

Name2016 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2016

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2016
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityPhuket
Period13/11/1615/11/16

Keywords

  • UWA surveillance
  • formation control
  • multi-UAV systems
  • video stitching

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