Data-Augmentation-Based Monocular Visual Obstacle Localization Method for UAV

Yanjun Wang, Teng Long, Jianxin Zhong, Zeyang Xie, Jingliang Sun*, Zhenlin Zhou

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To improve the accuracy of obstacle localization, a data-augmentation-based monocular visual obstacle localization method for UAV is proposed in this paper. The method can be divided into two parts: obstacle detection and obstacle localization. In the first part, the obstacle detection algorithm based on the YOLOv5 network is trained. To solve the problem of difficulty in obtaining samples, the data augmentation method is used to simulate different flight environments and camera equipment of UAV. To enhance the accuracy of detection, add penalty terms for the distance between the detection box and the ground truth box center, as well as the aspect ratio of the two boxes, to the loss function of the detection algorithm. In obstacle localization, according to the conversion formula from pixel coordinates to ground coordinates, the location of the obstacle can be achieved with calibrated intrinsic parameters of the camera and the UAV’s attitude. Consequently, UAV can recognize and locate obstacles and take action to avoid collision.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Guidance, Navigation and Control - Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control Volume 5
EditorsLiang Yan, Haibin Duan, Yimin Deng
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages443-453
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819622153
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
EventInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2024 - Changsha, China
Duration: 9 Aug 202411 Aug 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1341 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period9/08/2411/08/24

Keywords

  • YOLOv5 network
  • data augmentation
  • monocular camera
  • obstacle detection
  • obstacle localization

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