Lightweight infrared sensing for relative navigation of quadrotors

A lightweight solution for estimating position and velocity relative to a known marker is presented. The marker consists of three infrared (IR) LEDs in a fixed pattern. Using an IR camera with a 100 Hz update rate, the range and bearing to the marker are calculated. This information is then fused wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cutler, Mark Johnson, Michini, Bernard J., How, Jonathan P.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aerospace Controls Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81416
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-1930
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0776-7901