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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2018.8.6.135

Improvement of UAV Attitude Information Estimation Performance Using Image Processing and Kalman Filter  

Ha, Seok-Wun (Department of Aerospace and Software/RECAPT, Gyeongsang National University)
Paul, Quiroz (Graduate School of Speciallized Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Moon, Yong-Ho (Department of Aerospace and Software/RECAPT, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.8, no.6, 2018 , pp. 135-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
In recent years, researches utilizing UAV for military purposes such as precision tracking and batting have been actively conducted. In order to track the preceding flight, there has been a previous research on estimating the attitude information of the flight such as roll, pitch, and yaw using images taken from the rear UAV. In this study, we propose a method to estimate the attitude information more precisely by applying the Kalman filter to the existing image processing technique. By applying the Kalman filter to the estimated attitude data using image processing, we could reduce the estimation error of the attitude angle significantly. Through the simulation experiments, it was confirmed that the estimation using the Kalman filter can estimate the posture information of the aircraft more accurately.
Keywords
Military; UAV; Image Processing; Kalman Filter; Flight Attitude Estimation;
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