The article proposes a solution allowing a multicopter to generate and follow a path while taking into account the obstacles in the environment. Specifically, we introduce a method for path definition that describes a curve as the intersection of two surfaces. Then, the article proposes a computationally efficient strategy allowing to modify either surface, and hence the resulting path, to take into account the presence of obstacles perceived in real-time. The algorithm has been implemented and embedded in a software package to control the flight of a fully autonomous AscTec Firefly hexacopter with two cameras and onboard processing capabilities.

Real-time path generation for multicopters in environments with obstacles

Nguyen, Phuong;Recchiuto, Carmine.;Sgorbissa, Antonio
2016-01-01

Abstract

The article proposes a solution allowing a multicopter to generate and follow a path while taking into account the obstacles in the environment. Specifically, we introduce a method for path definition that describes a curve as the intersection of two surfaces. Then, the article proposes a computationally efficient strategy allowing to modify either surface, and hence the resulting path, to take into account the presence of obstacles perceived in real-time. The algorithm has been implemented and embedded in a software package to control the flight of a fully autonomous AscTec Firefly hexacopter with two cameras and onboard processing capabilities.
2016
9781509037629
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