Towards Relative Altitude Estimation in Topological Navigation Tasks using the Global Appearance of Visual Information

Francisco Amorós, Luis Payá, Oscar Reinoso, David Valiente, Lorenzo Fernández

2014

Abstract

In this work, we present a collection of different techniques oriented to the altitude estimation in topological visual navigation tasks. All the methods use descriptors based on the global appearance of the scenes. The techniques are tested using our own experimental database, which is composed of a set of omnidirectional images captured in real lightning conditions including several locations and altitudes. We use different representations of the visual information, including the panoramic and orthographic views, and the projection of the omnidirectional image into the uni sphere. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of some of the techniques.

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Amorós F., Payá L., Reinoso O., Valiente D. and Fernández L. (2014). Towards Relative Altitude Estimation in Topological Navigation Tasks using the Global Appearance of Visual Information . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-003-1, pages 194-201. DOI: 10.5220/0004746301940201


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@conference{visapp14,
author={Francisco Amorós and Luis Payá and Oscar Reinoso and David Valiente and Lorenzo Fernández},
title={Towards Relative Altitude Estimation in Topological Navigation Tasks using the Global Appearance of Visual Information},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={194-201},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004746301940201},
isbn={978-989-758-003-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)
TI - Towards Relative Altitude Estimation in Topological Navigation Tasks using the Global Appearance of Visual Information
SN - 978-989-758-003-1
AU - Amorós F.
AU - Payá L.
AU - Reinoso O.
AU - Valiente D.
AU - Fernández L.
PY - 2014
SP - 194
EP - 201
DO - 10.5220/0004746301940201