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Matthew Coombes
Matthew
Coombes
Will Eaton
Will
Eaton
Wen-Hua Chen
Wen-Hua
Chen
Unmanned ground operations using semantic image segmentation through a Bayesian network
Loughborough University
2016
Unmanned ground operations
Semantic image segmentation
Bayesian network
Domain knowledge
Engineering not elsewhere classified
2016-10-07 10:48:15
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Unmanned_ground_operations_using_semantic_image_segmentation_through_a_Bayesian_network/9223214
This paper discusses the machine vision element of a system designed to allow automated taxiing for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) around civil aerodromes. The purpose of the computer vision system is to provide direct sensor data which can be used to validate vehicle position, in addition to detect potential collision risks. This is achieved through the use of a singular monocular sensor. Untrained clustering is used to segment the visual feed before descriptors of each cluster (primarily colour and texture) are then used to estimate the class. As the competency of each individual estimate can vary based on multiple factors (number of pixels, lighting conditions and even surface type) a Bayesian network is used to perform probabilistic data fusion, in order to improve the classification results. This result is shown to perform accurate image segmentation in real-world conditions, providing information viable for map matching.