Autonomous Flight Using UWB-Based Positioning System with Optical Flow Sensors in a GPS-Denied Environment
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
; 35(2):328-337, 2023.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2315351
ABSTRACT
This study presents the positioning method and autonomous flight of a quadrotor drone using ultra-wideband (UWB) communication and an optical flow sensor. UWB communication obtains the distance between multiple ground stations and a mobile station on a robot, and the position is calculated based on a multilateration method similar to global positioning system (GPS). The update rate of positioning using only UWB communication devices is slow;hence, we improved the update rate by combining the UWB and inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor in the prior study. This study demonstrates the improvement of the positioning method and accuracy by sensor fusion of the UWB device, an IMU, and an optical flow sensor using the extended Kalman filter. The proposed method is validated by hovering and position control experiments and also realizes a sufficient rate and accuracy for autonomous flight.
Computers--Robotics; UWB; optical flow sensor; navigation; drone; sensor fusion; Ultrawideband; Hovering; Global positioning systems--GPS; Inertial platforms; Inertial sensing devices; Extended Kalman filter; Optical flow (image analysis); Ground stations; Multisensor fusion; Motion capture; Cameras; Control algorithms; Communication; Sensors; Blood; Coronaviruses; Inspections; Robotics; COVID-19
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ProQuest Central
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English
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Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
Year:
2023
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Article
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