Presentation 2023-05-26
A study on indoor positioning of an open source drone using ArUco markers
Tomoki Okaya, Kentaro Kobayashi, Wataru Chujo,
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Abstract(in English) When drones fly autonomously, GPS is basically used to establish navigation and safety functions. However, the above system cannot be used in non-GPS environments such as indoor flight. This study focuses on self-localization with AR markers and aims to clarify the accuracy of indoor drone positioning with the self-localization algorithm implemented on an open-source platform. Autonomous drone flights are performed by detecting AR markers with a drone-mounted camera, and their position coordinate data are collected to evaluate the accuracy of self-localization. In particular, we clarify the contribution of position estimation by the AR markers to the self-localization computed by the flight controller unit.
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Keyword(in English) Drone / AR marker / Indoor positioning / Self-localization
Paper # WBS2023-9,RCC2023-9
Date of Issue 2023-05-18 (WBS, RCC)

Conference Information
Committee MICT / WBS / RCC / SAT
Conference Date 2023/5/25(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) TOKYO BIG SIGHT
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Joint Meeting of RCC, WBS, SAT, and MICT
Chair Hirokazu Tanaka(Hiroshima City Univ.) / Takashi Shono(Wind River) / Shunichi Azuma(Nagoya Univ.) / Tetsushi Ikegami(Meiji Univ.)
Vice Chair Chika Sugimoto(Yokohama National Univ.) / Daisuke Anzai(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) / Hiroyasu Ishikawa(Nihon Univ.) / Hideki Ochiai(Yokohama National Univ.) / Shunichi Azuma(Hokkaido Univ.) / Koji Ishii(Kagawa Univ.) / Masashi Kamei(NHK) / Takana Kaho(Shonan Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Chika Sugimoto(Okayama Pref. Univ.) / Daisuke Anzai(Junshin Gakuen Univ.) / Hiroyasu Ishikawa(Okayama Prefectural Univ.) / Hideki Ochiai(Chiba Univ. of Tech.) / Shunichi Azuma(CRIEPI) / Koji Ishii(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Masashi Kamei(NTT) / Takana Kaho(NICT)
Assistant Takahiro Ito(Hiroshima City Univ) / Natsuki Nakayama(Nagoya Univ.) / Takuya Nishikawa(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital) / Sun Ran(Ibaraki Univ.) / Chen Na(NAIST) / SHAN LIN(NICT) / Ryosuke Adachi(Yamaguchi Univ.) / Riichiro Nagareda(KDDI Research) / Yuuki Koizumi(NHK)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Healthcare and Medical Information Communication Technology / Technical Committee on Wideband System / Technical Committee on Reliable Communication and Control / Technical Committee on Satellite Telecommunications
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A study on indoor positioning of an open source drone using ArUco markers
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Drone
Keyword(2) AR marker
Keyword(3) Indoor positioning
Keyword(4) Self-localization
1st Author's Name Tomoki Okaya
1st Author's Affiliation Meijo University(Meijo Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Kentaro Kobayashi
2nd Author's Affiliation Meijo University(Meijo Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Wataru Chujo
3rd Author's Affiliation Meijo University(Meijo Univ.)
Date 2023-05-26
Paper # WBS2023-9,RCC2023-9
Volume (vol) vol.123
Number (no) WBS-47,RCC-48
Page pp.pp.47-52(WBS), pp.47-52(RCC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-05-18 (WBS, RCC)