Experimental validation of dynamic visual servoing for a quadrotor using a virtual camera

Geoff Fink, Hui Xie, Alan F. Lynch, Martin Jagersand

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Abstract

This paper presents a dynamic image-based visual servoing (IBVS) control law for a quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) equipped with a single fixed on-board camera. The motion control problem is to regulate the relative position and yaw of the vehicle to a stationary target located on the ground. The control law is termed dynamic as it based on the dynamics and kinematics of the vehicle. The proposed design relies on the notion of a virtual camera and image moments as visual features to simplify the kinematics and dynamics. The convergence of the closed-loop is proven to be globally asymptotically stable. Experimental and simulation results demonstrate the method’s ease of onboard implementation, performance, and robustness.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2015 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS 2015), Denver, Colorado, USA, 9-12 June 2015
PublisherIEEE
Pages1171-1180
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781479960118
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventInternational Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems -
Duration: 9 Jun 2015 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2373-6720

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Period9/06/15 → …

Keywords

  • Global Positioning System
  • cameras
  • drone aircraft
  • visual servoing

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