Vision Based Guidance, Navigation and Control of a Tail-Sitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The development of a high precision visual guidance system for vertical takeoff and landing UAVs will significantly enhance their operational effectiveness by allowing them to land accurately on the back of small vessels or in confined clearings. Together with the extra navigation-system redundancy vis-a-vis GPS system failure and the ability to self-identify reasonable emergency landing sites, the proposed v ....Vision Based Guidance, Navigation and Control of a Tail-Sitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The development of a high precision visual guidance system for vertical takeoff and landing UAVs will significantly enhance their operational effectiveness by allowing them to land accurately on the back of small vessels or in confined clearings. Together with the extra navigation-system redundancy vis-a-vis GPS system failure and the ability to self-identify reasonable emergency landing sites, the proposed vision-based system represents a significant capability improvement over what is currently available. It will thus enhance the ability of defence and civil-defence units to patrol Australian borders effectively and to react to threats. It will also have significant export potential to allied nations.Read moreRead less
High-resolution multispectral underwater imaging for coral reef mapping and characterization. This project will enable improved mapping and monitoring from underwater vehicles and divers. We expect to aid the sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity in the specific case of corals reefs by increasing the quality of survey data and the extent, precision and repeatability of surveys. This project will develop technologies to assist monitoring the Great Barrier Reef and determining effects of man ....High-resolution multispectral underwater imaging for coral reef mapping and characterization. This project will enable improved mapping and monitoring from underwater vehicles and divers. We expect to aid the sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity in the specific case of corals reefs by increasing the quality of survey data and the extent, precision and repeatability of surveys. This project will develop technologies to assist monitoring the Great Barrier Reef and determining effects of management strategies. Since these developments focus on imaging and mapping the ocean floors they could also be of use in developing deep earth resources.
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