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

no code implementations • 15 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

Can a Robot Become a Movie Director? Learning Artistic Principles for Aerial Cinematography

no code implementations • 4 Apr 2019 • Mirko Gschwindt, Efe Camci, Rogerio Bonatti, Wenshan Wang, Erdal Kayacan, Sebastian Scherer

Aerial filming is constantly gaining importance due to the recent advances in drone technology.

Motion Planning