Stereo vision with consumer grade high resolution cameras for a micro air vehicle

Stereo vision with consumer grade high resolution cameras for a micro air vehicle

Melin, J.
Lauri, M.
Ritala, R.

2014-08-12

We construct a stereo vision system mounted on a micro air vehicle applying two high resolution consumer grade cameras. The system hardware and mechanical configuration are presented. A novel image processing algorithm specifically suited for high resolution stereo images is described, and its properties are discussed. Empirical data from outdoors flight experiments is presented, showing both successful and unsuccessful attempts at extracting depth information from the stereo images. The results highlight several important design aspects to consider when building a stereo vision system for use in micro air vehicles.

IMAV2014
MAV
high resolution cameras
micro air vehicles

https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:77aa1242-b1b3-453c-8aa7-5acb09ac219b

Conference proceedings

conference paper

(c) 2014 Melin, J.; Lauri, M.; Ritala, R.