2134/22727 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.