单目视觉+低精度惯导下实现高精度定位与避障,提升无人机竞速自主性。
Drift-Corrected Monocular VIO and Perception-Aware Planning for Autonomous Drone Racing
- 用卡尔曼滤波融合YOLO门检测的全局位置,校正单目视觉惯性里程计漂移
- 在43.2 km/h高速下完成竞速,最高速度达59 km/h并获亚军
- 感知意识规划确保关键目标可见,适合低传感器配置的自主飞行系统
阿布扎比自主竞速联赛(A2RL)与无人机冠军联赛(DCL)要求参赛队伍仅使用单目相机和低质量惯性测量单元进行高速自主无人机竞速,这与经验丰富的真人飞行员所依赖的传感器配置一致。这种传感器限制使系统易受视觉-惯性里程计(VIO)漂移影响,尤其是在长距离高速飞行和剧烈机动时。本文介绍了参赛系统的设计,该系统表现出色,取得了优异成绩。通过使用基于YOLO的门检测器获取全局位置信息,并结合卡尔曼滤波对VIO输出进行漂移校正。同时,设计了感知意识规划器,生成兼顾速度与保持门可见性的轨迹。系统在多个类别中均获得领奖台成绩:在AI大奖赛中以43.2 km/h的最高速度取得第三名,在AI直线竞速中超过59 km/h取得第二名,在AI多机竞速中同样获得第二名。文中详细阐述了完整架构,并基于比赛实测数据进行了性能分析,为构建基于单目视觉的自主无人机飞行系统提供了可复现的实践经验。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League(A2RL) x Drone Champions League competition(DCL) requires teams to perform high-speed autonomous drone racing using only a single camera and a low-quality inertial measurement unit -- a minimal sensor set that mirrors expert human drone racing pilots. This sensor limitation makes the system susceptible to drift from Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO), particularly during long and fast flights with aggressive maneuvers. This paper presents the system developed for the championship, which achieved a competitive performance. Our approach corrected VIO drift by fusing its output with global position measurements derived from a YOLO-based gate detector using a Kalman filter. A perception-aware planner generated trajectories that balance speed with the need to keep gates visible for the perception system. The system demonstrated high performance, securing podium finishes across multiple categories: third place in the AI Grand Challenge with top speed of 43.2 km/h, second place in the AI Drag Race with over 59 km/h, and second place in the AI Multi-Drone Race. We detail the complete architecture and present a performance analysis based on experimental data from the competition, contributing our insights on building a successful system for monocular vision-based autonomous drone flight.
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