In this work, we propose an approach for utility pole recognition in real conditions based on
color, shape and photometric stereo vision, by using conventional low cost cameras. This …

Pole-like structures such as the ones used for traffic lights, traffic signs, utility poles,
lampposts or even trees are encountered everywhere in urban scenarios. Because they are …

In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is widely used for power lines patrol. While
it's more efficient than manually patrolling, the UAV may easily collide with power lines …

This paper presents novel methods of recognizing license plates of passing vehicles
outdoors. In particular, the proposed method is very robust for inclined plates caused by …

Autonomous navigation is seen as a vital tool in harnessing the enormous potential of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and small robotic vehicles for both military and civilian use …

This paper presents a multilevel algorithm for straight line extraction and matching from
stereo intensity images based on fuzzy strategies. The ultimate goal of our work is to find 3D …

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be used nowadays for automatic visual inspection of
power lines. Two challenging problems need to be solved: The detection of the power lines …

This paper presents a method and evaluation results to monitor and detect road conditions
(ice, water, snow and dry asphalt). The developed device bases on light polarization …

Navigation is a significant barrier to individuals with visual impairments. In response to this
barrier, a wearable stereo-vision system was investigated and a prototype system named …

Many vision tasks rely upon the identification of sets of corresponding features among
different images. This paper presents a method that, given some corresponding features in …