Self-­Supervised Learning for Visual Obstacle Avoidance

With a growing number of drones, the risk of collision with other air traffic or fixed obstacles increases. New safety measures are required to keep the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) safe. One of these measures is the use of a Collision Avoidance System (CAS), a system that helps the drone autonomously detect and avoid obstacles....

Making Water Everyone's Business

Vision Statement and Key Messages Vision statement Actions needed Responsibility for implementation The Use of Water Today The world's water resources Main uses of water for human purposes Threats to nature-and to people Key water management issues Water Futures Turning points in water futures Scenarios and models Projected water use and water...

On the feasibility of applying robot vision to proximity extraction based on one camera in space

Existing robot vision algorithms are evaluated for application in space for proximity extraction using one camera. Lighting conditions and image formation differ from earth conditions which have implications. An algorithm is derived which is based on the use of run coding, tracking and a least mean error method. Problems concerning hardware...