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Combining Local and Global Perception for Autonomous Navigation on Nano-UAVs
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A critical challenge in deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for autonomous tasks is their ability to navigate in an unknown environment. This paper introduces a novel vision-depth fusion approach for autonomous navigation on nano-UAVs. We combine the visual-based PULP-Dronet convolutional neural network for semantic information extraction, i.e., serving as the global perception, with 8x8px depth maps for close-proximity maneuvers, i.e., the local perception. When tested in-field, our integration strategy highlights the complementary strengths of both visual and depth sensory information. We achieve a 100% success rate over 15 flights in a complex navigation scenario, encompassing straight pathways, static obstacle avoidance, and 90{\deg} turns.<br />Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, 1 video
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2403.11661
- Document Type :
- Working Paper