Deep Learning for Robot Perception and Cognition

Chapter 15: Deep learning for vision-based navigation in autonomous drone racing

Huy Xuan Pham^a,c; Halil Ibrahim Ugurlu^a,c; Jonas Le Fevre^a; Deniz Bardakci^a,b; Erdal Kayacan^a    aArtificial Intelligence in Robotics Laboratory (Air Lab), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark^bDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB), Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy^cThese authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Long-term autonomy is of great importance in various real-world applications of aerial robotics, including, but not limited to, search and rescue missions in underground mines, detection, and monitoring of victims trapped under collapsed buildings, aerial radiation ...