UAV Positioning Data Determined Via Aruco Tags For Aircraft Surface Inspection

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Abstract:

Aircraft are frequently inspected to ensure that military and civilian safety standards are adhered to. These inspections are performed pre- and post-flight and are currently performed by trained maintenance personnel. This work furthers the automation of aircraft surface inspection by using ArUco tags to determine the position of the UAV during aerial inspections. The ArUco tag based position data was then compared to a highly accurate infrared motion capture system to determine the viability of this for accurate positioning of the vehicle. This work includes flight experiments with two different UAVs to perform a system viability comparison

Author(s):
Schmidt, Caleb B.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Funding Organization(s):
AFRL/RX Materials State Awareness and Supportability Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB , OH ; AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
Document Type:
Technical Report/Master's Thesis
Publication Date:
2021 Mar 24
Pagination:
91

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
unmanned aerial systems, aircrafts, unmanned aerial vehicles, global positioning systems, ground control stations, control systems, systems engineering, airframes, air force, computer vision, department of defense, maintenance personnel, military aircraft, engineering, motion capture, navigation, united states
Keyword(s):
UAVs(unmanned aerial vehicles), Inspection, UASs(unmanned aerial systems), SUASs(small unmanned aerial systems), Vision-based navigation, Positioning, ArUco, OpenCV, ANT Center, aruco tags, surface inspections
Subject Categories:
Aviation Technology; Aviation Technology
Creation Date:
2022 Apr 19
Update Date:
2022 May 06