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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
卷 23, 期 2, 页码 101-110出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0278364904041320
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optic flow; UAV; insect vision; landing; biomimetics
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An application of insect visuomotor behavior to automatic control of landing is explored. Insects, being perhaps more reliant on image motion cites than mammals or higher vertebrates, are proving to be an excellent organism in which to investigate how information on optic flow is exploited to guide locomotion and navigation. We have observed how bees perform grazing landings on a flat surface and have deduced the algorithmic basis for the behavior. A smooth landing is achieved by a surprisingly simple and elegant strategy: image velocity is held constant as the surface is approached, thus automatically ensuring that flight speed is close to zero at touchdown. No explicit knowledge of flight speed or height above the ground is necessary. The feasibility, of this landing strategy was tested by implementation in a robotic gantry. We also outline our current efforts at exploring the applicability of this and related techniques to the guidance of uninhabited airborne vehicles (UAVs). Aspects of the algorithm were tested on a small UAV using real imagery, to control descent rate.
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