28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-9.10.4

CORRESPONDENCE AND CLUSTERING METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED WING-TIP COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUES

J. Gauci, D. Zammit-Mangion*, R. Sabatini
Cranfield Univ., UK; *Univ. of Malta, Malta, & Cranfield Univ., UK

Keywords: correspondence, clustering, stereo vision, obstacle detection

A method for performing correspondence is proposed for the use in stereo image processing techniques employed to mitigate the risk of wing-tip collision on the ramp and during taxi. Results obtained using synthetic images are presented and discussed.

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