Neural network approach for vision-based track navigation using low-powered computers on MAVs

Khushal Brahmbhatt, Akshatha Rakesh Pai, Sanjay Singh

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Abstract

A quadrotor Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) is designed to navigate a track using neural network approach to identify the direction of the path from a stream of monocular images received from a downward-facing camera mounted on the vehicle. Current autonomous MAVs mainly employ computer vision techniques based on image processing and feature tracking for vision-based navigation tasks. It requires expensive onboard computation and can create latency in the real-time system when working with low-powered computers. By using a supervised image classifier, we shift the costly computational task of training a neural network to classify the direction of the track to an off-board computer. We make use of the learned weights obtained after training to perform simple mathematical operations to predict the class of the image on the onboard computer. We compare the computer vision based tracking approach with the proposed approach to navigate a track using a quadrotor and show that the processing rates of the latter is faster. This allows low-cost, low-powered computers such as the Raspberry Pi to be used efficiently as onboard companion computers for flying vision-based autonomous missions with MAVs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages578-583
Number of pages6
Volume2017-January
ISBN (Electronic)9781509063673
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30-11-2017
Event2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2017 - Manipal, Mangalore, India
Duration: 13-09-201716-09-2017

Conference

Conference2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2017
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityManipal, Mangalore
Period13-09-1716-09-17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

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