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A review of autonomous docking technologies for an unmanned aircraft carrier

A review of autonomous docking technologies for an unmanned aircraft carrier
A review of autonomous docking technologies for an unmanned aircraft carrier
Aerial carrier is becoming a hotspot in Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) research area recently. As a variant of the general RPAS swarm, this technology is believed to be promising in both military and civilian applications. For example, it could enhance the safety of a military surveillance mission, it could enlarge the surveillance region coverage and it could extend the communication range of any single RPAS. One essential problem for the realisation of the aerial carrier is the autonomous docking in the air. This paper presents a review of autonomous docking techniques ranging from active LED recognition to passive laser scanning and three-dimensional (3D) remodelling. It is aimed at providing a broad perspective on the statues of the recognition and position estimation problems.
Guo, Yangzi
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Prior, Stephen
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Guo, Yangzi
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Prior, Stephen
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Guo, Yangzi and Prior, Stephen (2015) A review of autonomous docking technologies for an unmanned aircraft carrier. 2015 International Conference on Innovation, Communication and Engineering, Xiangtan, China. 23 - 28 Oct 2015.

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Aerial carrier is becoming a hotspot in Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) research area recently. As a variant of the general RPAS swarm, this technology is believed to be promising in both military and civilian applications. For example, it could enhance the safety of a military surveillance mission, it could enlarge the surveillance region coverage and it could extend the communication range of any single RPAS. One essential problem for the realisation of the aerial carrier is the autonomous docking in the air. This paper presents a review of autonomous docking techniques ranging from active LED recognition to passive laser scanning and three-dimensional (3D) remodelling. It is aimed at providing a broad perspective on the statues of the recognition and position estimation problems.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 28 October 2015
Published date: 28 October 2015
Venue - Dates: 2015 International Conference on Innovation, Communication and Engineering, Xiangtan, China, 2015-10-23 - 2015-10-28
Organisations: Computational Engineering & Design Group

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Local EPrints ID: 383662
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/383662
PURE UUID: 7e980622-192b-407a-9b7a-b3f45a69075c
ORCID for Yangzi Guo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-4975
ORCID for Stephen Prior: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-4942

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Date deposited: 17 Nov 2015 16:48
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:45

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