10 - Safety and Security
IMAGE SEGMENTATION BASED EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AUTONOMOUS AND AUTOMATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
P. Hausmann¹, H. Meeß, Fraunhofer IVI, Germany; G. Elger¹; ¹Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany
The operation of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) entails serious risks and respective regulations. We have developed an emergency landing operation which aims to offer more security by identifying safe landing spots for both the environment, as well as the drone, using image segmentation.