Research on horizon detection algorithm based on dark channel prior for images captured by UAV

Bei Bei Xu, Li Jie, Zhen Yu Guan, Huan Yang, He Zhang

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Abstract

To detect the horizon for the UAV attitude measurement based on the visual navigation, a horizon detection algorithm based on the dark channel prior in foggy weather is proposed. This algorithm firstly uses the principle of dark channel prior for the haze removal to get the dark channel image, then uses horizontal and vertical Sobel operator to carry on edge detection on the dark channel image, getting the binary image. Finally, detect the horizon through the method of rotating image. Experiment result shows that, this algorithm can effectively detect the horizon and is robust to some complex scenes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers of Manufacturing and Design Science IV
Pages1853-1856
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event4th International Conference on Frontiers of Manufacturing and Design Science, ICFMD 2013 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 10 Sept 201312 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume496-500
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Frontiers of Manufacturing and Design Science, ICFMD 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period10/09/1312/09/13

Keywords

  • Dark channel prior
  • Edge detection
  • Horizon detection
  • UAV
  • Visual navigation

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