Robust velocity and position estimation at high update rates is crucial for mobile robot
navigation. In recent years optical flow sensors based on computer mouse hardware chips …

In GPS-denied environments like in indoor applications, location systems based on Vicon
cameras, infrared cameras or UWB techniques are generally employed to provide location …

The localization of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in deep tunnels is extremely
challenging due to their inaccessibility and hazardous environment. Conventional outdoor …

This thesis focuses on the motion control of a custom-built quadcopter aerial robot using
optic flow sensing. Optic flow sensing is a vision-based approach that can provide a robot …

This paper presents a novel method to use optical flow navigation for long term navigation.
Unlike standard SLAM approaches for augmented reality, OFLAAM is designed for Micro Air …

This dissertation presents a novel and complete system architecture for dynamic systems
using onboard computer vision. The architecture is derived from port-based automata in a …

Abstract (DE) Die Sensordatenfusion ist eine allgegenwärtige Aufgabe im Bereich der
mobilen Robotik und darüber hinaus. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird das typischerweise …

Abstract Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), particularly multi-rotor MAVs have gained significant
popularity in the autonomous robotics research field. The small size and agility of these …