An autonomous multi-UAV system for search and rescue

J Scherer, S Yahyanejad, S Hayat, E Yanmaz… - Proceedings of the first …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
This paper proposes and evaluates a modular architecture of an autonomous unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) system for search and rescue missions. Multiple multicopters are …

A fast and mobile system for registration of low-altitude visual and thermal aerial images using multiple small-scale UAVs

S Yahyanejad, B Rinner - ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote …, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of multiple small-scale UAVs to support first responders in disaster management
has become popular because of their speed and low deployment costs. We exploit such …

[HTML][HTML] Ortomosaicos y modelos digitales de elevación generados a partir de imágenes tomadas con sistemas UAV

JO Escalante Torrado, H Porras Díaz - Tecnura, 2016 - scielo.org.co
Contexto: Actualmente, los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV por su sigla en inglés) son
una de las herramientas tecnológicas de mayor investigación y aplicación en áreas como la …

A new modified panoramic UAV image stitching model based on the GA-SIFT and adaptive threshold method

YH Zhang, X Jin, ZJ Wang - Memetic Computing, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents panoramic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) image stitching techniques
based on an optimal Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) method. The image stitching …

Memory-efficient coded light error correction

S Campbell, SM Verrall, KM Atanassov… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for correcting errors in a depth map generated by a structured light
system are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving valid and invalid code …

Systems and methods for error correction in structured light

JW Nash, KM Atanassov, SR Goma - US Patent 9,948,920, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for error correction in structured light are disclosed. In one
aspect, a method includes receiving, via a receiver sensor, a structured light image of at …

Systems and methods for enhanced depth map retrieval for moving objects using active sensing technology

HA Siddiqui, KM Atanassov, JW Nash - US Patent 9,530,215, 2016 - Google Patents
Systems and method for generating depth maps using active sensing technology, for scenes
with moving objects, is disclosed. One aspect provides for a method that includes estimating …

Orthomosaics and digital elevation models generated from images taken with UAV systems

JOE Torrado, JJC Jiménez, HP Díaz - Tecnura, 2016 - revistas.udistrital.edu.co
Contexto: Actualmente, los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV por su sigla en inglés) son
una de las herramientas tecnológicas de mayor investigación y aplicación en áreas como la …

Active sensing spatial resolution improvement through multiple receivers and code reuse

KM Atanassov, SR Goma - US Patent 10,068,338, 2018 - Google Patents
Structured light active sensing systems transmit and receive spatial codes to generate depth
maps. Spatial codes can't be repeated within a disparity range if they are to be uniquely …

Online correction of the mutual miscalibration of multimodal VIS–IR sensors and 3D data on a UAV platform for surveillance applications

P Siekański, S Paśko, K Malowany, M Malesa - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used to protect critical infrastructure objects,
and they are most often equipped with one or more RGB cameras and, sometimes, with a …