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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Vision Based Control"”.
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Vision-Based Control and Flight Optimization of a Rotorcraft UAV
… UAV provides an ideal experimental platform for vision-based navigation. This thesis describes the flight tests of the US Army PALACE pro ject, which implements Moravec's pseudo-normalized correlation tracking algorithm. The tracker uses the movement of the landing site in the camera, a laser …
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FlightMARL: A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Framework for Vision-Based Control of Autonomous Quadrotors
In this paper, we present FlightMARL, an extension of the Flightmare simulator that implements a modular multi-agent reinforcement learning engine capable of supporting an array of models and algorithms. We explore representation learning of various different models in this environment. We …
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A vision based control system for autonomous rendezvous and capture of a Mars Orbital Sample
… be passive (with no attitude or propulsion control), the ERV must determine the OS' location in Martian orbit, and maneuver itself to capture it. The objective of this project is to design and develop a vision-based tracking and capture system using the SPHERES test bed. The proposed Mars …
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Estimation and control with limited information and unreliable feedback
… many opportunities for the development of new control systems. However, the measurements provided by these sensors may not follow the classical assumptions from the control literature. As a result, standard control tools fail to maximize the performance in control systems utilizing these new …
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Influence of forced convection on sessile droplet evaporation
… using an open-loop wind tunnel and computer-vision based control system were conducted to measure evaporation rates of continuously-fed sessile droplets under forced convection. Results demonstrated increases to the evaporation rate with the inclusion of forced convection and removal of the …
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Underwater Pipeline Leakage Detection Using Vision Based Techniques: Semi-AUV (SAUV) Approach
… Underwater Vehicle (SAUV) using a vision-based control system. The SAUV was used for automatic underwater gas pipeline tracking and leakage detection. the leakages in the pipeline using Computer Vision. The SAUV was designed to operate both manually and automatically in underwater …
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Autonomous Visual Servo Robotic Capture of Non-cooperative Target
… research develops and validates experimentally a vision-based control scheme for the autonomous capture of a non-cooperative target by robotic manipulators for active space debris removal and on-orbit servicing. It is focused on the final capture stage by robotic manipulators after the orbital …
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High-Speed Vision and Force Feedback for Motion-Controlled Industrial Manipulators
… a number of dynamic visual tracking and control problems, as well as the integration of these techniques with contact force control. Different topics ranging from basic theory to system implementation and applications are treated. A new interface developed for external sensor control is …
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Visual Feedback Stabilisation of a Cart Inverted Pendulum A
Vision-based object stabilisation is an exciting and challenging area of research, and is one that promises great technical advancements in the field of computer vision. As humans, we are capable of a tremendous array of skilful interactions, particularly when balancing unstable objects that have …
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Describing functions for information channels subject to packet loss and quantization
… navigation, Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) control of power grids, and automobile networked subsystems control. As one would expect, demand on throughput grows to fill the available channel capacity; in a clean short-range RF setting, entire images may be transferred in each cycle, as part …