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See detailAn Integrated Teleoperation Assistance System for Collision Avoidance of High-speed UAVs in Complex Environments
Wang, Min UL; Voos, Holger UL

in 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR), Kyoto 22-26 June 2020 (2020, June)

UAV teleoperation is a demanding task, especially for amateur operators who wish to successfully accomplish their mission without collision. In this work we present an integrated 2D LIDAR based Sense-and ... [more ▼]

UAV teleoperation is a demanding task, especially for amateur operators who wish to successfully accomplish their mission without collision. In this work we present an integrated 2D LIDAR based Sense-and-Avoid system which actively assists unskilled human operator in obstacle avoidance, so that the operator can focus on higher-level decisions and global objectives in UAV applications such as search and rescue, farming etc. Specifically, with our perception-assistive vehicle control design, novel adaptive virtual cushion force field (AVCFF) based avoidance strategy, and integrated sensing solution, the proposed UAV teleoperation assistance system is capable of obstacle detection and tracking, as well as automatic avoidance in complex environment where both static and dynamic objects are present. The proposed system is constructed on the basis of Hector Quadrotor open source framework [1], and its effectiveness is demonstrated and validated on a realistic simulated UAV platform in Gazebo simulations where the UAV is operated at a high speed. [less ▲]

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See detailSafer UAV Piloting: A Robust Sense-and-Avoid Solution for Remotely Piloted Quadrotor UAVs in Complex Environments
Wang, Min UL; Voos, Holger UL

in Safer UAV Piloting: A Robust Sense-and-Avoid Solution for Remotely Piloted Quadrotor UAVs in Complex Environments (2019, December)

Current commercial UAVs are to a large extent remotely piloted by amateur human pilots. Due to lack of teleoperation experience or skills, they often drive the UAVs into collision. Therefore, in order to ... [more ▼]

Current commercial UAVs are to a large extent remotely piloted by amateur human pilots. Due to lack of teleoperation experience or skills, they often drive the UAVs into collision. Therefore, in order to ensure safety of the UAV as well as its surroundings, it is necessary for the UAV to boast the capability of detecting emergency situation and acting on its own when facing imminent threat. However, the majority of UAVs currently available in the market are not equipped with such capability. To fill in the gap, in this paper we present a complete sense-and-avoid solution for assisting unskilled pilots in ensuring a safe flight. Particularly, we propose a novel nonlinear vehicle control system which takes into account of sensor characteristics, an emergency evaluation policy and a novel optimization-based avoidance control strategy. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated and validated in simulation with multiple moving objects. [less ▲]

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See detailA Real-Time 3D Path Planning Solution for Collision-Free Navigation of Multirotor Aerial Robots in Dynamic Environments
Sanchez Lopez, Jose Luis UL; Wang, Min UL; Olivares Mendez, Miguel Angel UL et al

in Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (2019), 93(1-2), 33-53

Deliberative capabilities are essential for intelligent aerial robotic applications in modern life such as package delivery and surveillance. This paper presents a real-time 3D path planning solution for ... [more ▼]

Deliberative capabilities are essential for intelligent aerial robotic applications in modern life such as package delivery and surveillance. This paper presents a real-time 3D path planning solution for multirotor aerial robots to obtain a feasible, optimal and collision-free path in complex dynamic environments. High-level geometric primitives are employed to compactly represent the situation, which includes self-situation of the robot and situation of the obstacles in the environment. A probabilistic graph is utilized to sample the admissible space without taking into account the existing obstacles. Whenever a planning query is received, the generated probabilistic graph is then explored by an A$^{\star}$ discrete search algorithm with an artificial field map as cost function in order to obtain a raw optimal collision-free path, which is subsequently shortened. Realistic simulations in V-REP simulator have been created to validate the proposed path planning solution, integrating it into a fully autonomous multirotor aerial robotic system. [less ▲]

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See detailRobust Online Obstacle Detection and Tracking for Collision-free Navigation of Multirotor UAVs in Complex Environments
Wang, Min UL; Voos, Holger UL; Su, Daobilige

in 15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Singapore 18-21 November 2018 (2018)

Object detection and tracking is a challenging task, especially for unmanned aerial robots in complex environments where both static and dynamic objects are present. It is, however, essential for ensuring ... [more ▼]

Object detection and tracking is a challenging task, especially for unmanned aerial robots in complex environments where both static and dynamic objects are present. It is, however, essential for ensuring safety of the robot during navigation in such environments. In this work we present a practical online approach which is based on a 2D LIDAR. Unlike common approaches in the literature of modeling the environment as 2D or 3D occupancy grids, our approach offers a fast and robust method to represent the objects in the environment in a compact form, which is significantly more efficient in terms of both memory and computation in comparison with the former. Our approach is also capable of classifying objects into categories such as static and dynamic, and tracking dynamic objects as well as estimating their velocities with reasonable accuracy. [less ▲]

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