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This paper presents a method for trajectory tracking control and waypoint navigation of a quadrocopter using a vision-based camera system and an exact method for outdoor positioning using the Real-Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS). First a quadrocopter prototype developed at the university is introduced. Then localization results of a RTK-GPS are presented, which show that the precision of absolute position data for the aerial vehicle can be improved significantly compared to a standard GPS solution. Experimental results of a simple PID position control scheme are presented which is used to suppress position errors of a trajectory tracking controller. The main result of this paper is the development of a trajectory tracking scheme in three dimensions which can be used to navigate to several waypoints along a predefined path. Both position controller and trajectory tracking controller experiments are conducted using data gathered from a Wii Remote camera system.
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Pilz, U., Gropengießer, W., Walder, F., Witt, J., Werner, H. (2011). Quadrocopter Localization Using RTK-GPS and Vision-Based Trajectory Tracking. In: Jeschke, S., Liu, H., Schilberg, D. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7101. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25486-4_2
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