no code implementations • 5 Mar 2019 • Shehryar Khattak, Christos Papachristos, Kostas Alexis
This paper proposes a method for tight fusion of visual, depth and inertial data in order to extend robotic capabilities for navigation in GPS-denied, poorly illuminated, and texture-less environments.
no code implementations • 5 Mar 2019 • Shehryar Khattak, Christos Papachristos, Kostas Alexis
Visible spectrum cameras are the most commonly used sensors due to their low cost and weight.
no code implementations • 3 Mar 2019 • Shehryar Khattak, Christos Papachristos, Kostas Alexis
This paper proposes an approach for fusing direct radiometric data from a thermal camera with inertial measurements to extend the robotic capabilities of aerial robots for navigation in GPS-denied and visually degraded environments in the conditions of darkness and in the presence of airborne obscurants such as dust, fog and smoke.
no code implementations • 2 Mar 2019 • Shehryar Khattak, Christos Papachristos, Kostas Alexis
For robotic inspection tasks in known environments fiducial markers provide a reliable and low-cost solution for robot localization.