Search Results for author: Erdal Kayacan

Found 17 papers, 3 papers with code

On the Advantages of Multiple Stereo Vision Camera Designs for Autonomous Drone Navigation

no code implementations26 May 2021 Rui Pimentel de Figueiredo, Jakob Grimm Hansen, Jonas Le Fevre, Martim Brandão, Erdal Kayacan

In this work we showcase the design and assessment of the performance of a multi-camera UAV, when coupled with state-of-the-art planning and mapping algorithms for autonomous navigation.

Autonomous Navigation Drone navigation

Distributed nonlinear model predictive control of an autonomous tractor-trailer system

no code implementations20 Apr 2021 Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys

This paper addresses the trajectory tracking problem of an autonomous tractor-trailer system by using a fast distributed nonlinear model predictive control algorithm in combination with nonlinear moving horizon estimation for the state and parameter estimation in which constraints on the inputs and the states can be incorporated.

Model Predictive Control

Context-Dependent Anomaly Detection for Low Altitude Traffic Surveillance

no code implementations14 Apr 2021 Ilker Bozcan, Erdal Kayacan

To the best of our knowledge, our method is the first contextual anomaly detection method for UAV-assisted aerial surveillance.

Contextual Anomaly Detection

Towards agrobots: Identification of the yaw dynamics and trajectory tracking of an autonomous tractor

no code implementations14 Apr 2021 Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys

More efficient agricultural machinery is needed as agricultural areas become more limited and energy and labor costs increase.

Model Predictive Control

Towards Agrobots: Trajectory Control of an Autonomous Tractor Using Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controllers

no code implementations9 Apr 2021 Erdal Kayacan, Erkan Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Okyay Kaynak, Wouter Saeys

Autonomous navigation of an agricultural vehicle involves the control of different dynamic subsystems, such as the yaw angle dynamics and the longitudinal speed dynamics.

Autonomous Navigation

Learning in Centralized Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Application to an Autonomous Tractor-Trailer System

no code implementations5 Apr 2021 Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys

One of the most critical tasks in tractor operation is the accurate steering during field operations, e. g., accurate trajectory following during mechanical weeding or spraying, to avoid damaging the crop or planting when there is no crop yet.

Model Predictive Control

Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using Type-2 Fuzzy Neural Networks -- A Novel Learning Algorithm and a Comparative Study

no code implementations4 Apr 2021 Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Mojtaba Ahmadieh Khanesar

Moreover, the proposed learning algorithm has a closed form, and it is easier to implement than the other existing methods.

UAV-AdNet: Unsupervised Anomaly Detection using Deep Neural Networks for Aerial Surveillance

no code implementations5 Nov 2020 Ilker Bozcan, Erdal Kayacan

Anomaly detection is a key goal of autonomous surveillance systems that should be able to alert unusual observations.

Unsupervised Anomaly Detection

Image Generation for Efficient Neural Network Training in Autonomous Drone Racing

1 code implementation6 Aug 2020 Theo Morales, Andriy Sarabakha, Erdal Kayacan

Drone racing is a recreational sport in which the goal is to pass through a sequence of gates in a minimum amount of time while avoiding collisions.

Efficient Neural Network Image Generation +2

AU-AIR: A Multi-modal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Dataset for Low Altitude Traffic Surveillance

no code implementations31 Jan 2020 Ilker Bozcan, Erdal Kayacan

As a result of this, several aerial datasets have been introduced, including visual data with object annotations.

Object object-detection +1

Autonomous Aerial Cinematography In Unstructured Environments With Learned Artistic Decision-Making

no code implementations15 Oct 2019 Rogerio Bonatti, Wenshan Wang, Cherie Ho, Aayush Ahuja, Mirko Gschwindt, Efe Camci, Erdal Kayacan, Sanjiban Choudhury, Sebastian Scherer

In this work, we address the problem in its entirety and propose a complete system for real-time aerial cinematography that for the first time combines: (1) vision-based target estimation; (2) 3D signed-distance mapping for occlusion estimation; (3) efficient trajectory optimization for long time-horizon camera motion; and (4) learning-based artistic shot selection.

Decision Making Occlusion Estimation

End-to-End Motion Planning of Quadrotors Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

no code implementations30 Sep 2019 Efe Camci, Erdal Kayacan

In this work, a novel, end-to-end motion planning method is proposed for quadrotor navigation in cluttered environments.

Motion Planning reinforcement-learning +1

Online Deep Learning for Improved Trajectory Tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Expert Knowledge

no code implementations26 May 2019 Andriy Sarabakha, Erdal Kayacan

In the former, a conventional controller performs a set of trajectories and, based on the input-output dataset, the deep neural network (DNN)-based controller is trained.

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