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A See-ability Metric to Improve Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Awareness Using Video Georegistered to Terrain Models
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| Title | A See-ability Metric to Improve Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Awareness Using Video Georegistered to Terrain Models |
| Document Type | Thesis |
| Keywords | BYU, Brigham Young University, computer vision, seeability, see-ability, MiniUAV, MUAV, georegister, georegistration, terrain, unmanned, air, vehicle, aerial, terrain model, SAR, search, rescue, search and rescue, projective texture, video, telemetry, video indexing, visibility |
| Abstract | Search and rescue operations conducted in wilderness environments can be greatly aided by the use of video filmed from mini-UAVs. While lightweight, inexpensive and easily transportable, these small aircraft suffer from wind buffeting and may produce video that is difficult to search. To aid in the video search process, we have created a system to project video frames into a 3D representation of the search region. This projection allows us to tie each frame of video to a real-world location, enabling a myriad of novel views, mosaics and metrics that can be used to guide the search including a new metric dubbed ``see-ability.'' The ``see-ability'' metric is the primary contribution of this research as it indicates what portion of the search area has been viewed and provides an estimate of the quality of that viewing. The research includes a validation of the ``see-ability'' metric as it correlates to objective performance in the search task by real people. |
| Author | Engh,Cameron Howard 1977- |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Date Submitted | 2008-11-20 |
| Format | application:pdf |
| URL | http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2664.pdf |
| Language | english |
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| Display Title | A See-ability Metric to Improve Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Awareness Using Video Georegistered to Terrain Models |
| Defense Date | 2008-10-29 |
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