AIRCRAFT THAT CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES
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video: 090220_0430_flight_test_stitched.avi (34.6MB)
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acodec: none
Composite video showing synched footage from an external hand-held video camera and a video camera onboard the aircraft. Footage from several segments of flight are shown, during which the aircraft was under full manual control. The purpose of this flight test was to capture footage from onboard the aircraft during typical manoeuvres.
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video: 090220_0430_landing_hires.avi (23.8 MB)
vcodec: MPEG-1
acodec: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (mp3)
Footage from an external hand-held video camera showing the landing of the test aircraft, during which the aircraft was under full manual control. The purpose of this flight test was to capture footage from onboard the aircraft during typical manoeuvres.
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video: 090220_0430_takeoff_hires.avi (141 MB)
vcodec: MPEG-1
acodec: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (mp3)
Footage from an external hand-held video camera showing the test aircraft during takeoff. The aircraft was under full manual control. The purpose of this flight test was to capture footage from onboard the aircraft during typical manoeuvres.
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video: 090324_openloop_forevis_stitched.avi (18.2 MB)
vcodec: MJPEG
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Composite video showing synched footage from a video camera onboard the test aircraft alongside a visualisation of the aircraft's attitude and altitude, as estimated by the onboard visual system. A landing manoeuvre is shown, during which the aircraft was under full manual control. The purpose of this flight test was to evaluate the onboard visual system's ability to accurately estimate the aircraft's attitude and altitude.
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video: 090429_0122_preflight_hires.mp4 (83.9 MB in zip format)
vcodec: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
acodec: AAC
Background footage of the team during pre-flight preparation for a flight test.
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video: 090512_0207_landing_hires.avi (76.9 MB)
vcodec: MPEG-1
acodec: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (mp3)
Footage from an external hand-held video camera showing the test aircraft during landing. The aircraft was under full manual control. The purpose of this flight test was to capture footage from onboard the aircraft during typical manoeuvres.
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video: 090528_0221_preflight_hires.mp4 (22.3 MB in zip format)
vcodec: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
acodec: AAC
Background footage of the team during pre-flight preparation for a flight test.
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video: 090528_horizon.mpg (107 MB)
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acodec: none
Composite video showing synched footage from a video camera onboard the test aircraft alongside a visualisation of the aircraft's attitude, as estimated by the onboard visual system using horizon detection. The entire flight is shown from takeoff to landing, with a period of automatic control as indicated in the video. The estimated attitude is diplayed in degrees. The purpose of this flight test was to evaluate the onboard visual system's ability to accurately estimate and control the aircraft's attitude.
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video: 090610_0302_postflight_hires_noaudio.avi (412 MB)
vcodec: MPEG-1
acodec: none
Background footage of the team disabling the aircraft and retrieving data following a successful flight test.
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video: 090728_closedloop_extlfore_stitched.mpg (15.1 MB)
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Composite video showing synched footage from an external hand-held video camera and a video camera onboard the aircraft. Two fully autonomous passes are shown during this segment of flight. When in automatic mode, the aircraft attempts to stabilise its attitude and hold an altitude of 10m above ground level. During the video the aircraft can be seen to recover successfully from severe initial attitudes and varying altitudes.
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video: 090728_closedloop_visfore_stitched.mpg (15.7 MB)
vcodec: MPEG-1
acodec: none
Composite video showing synched footage from a video camera onboard the aircraft alongside a visualisation of the aircraft's attitude and altitude. Two fully autonomous passes are shown during this segment of flight. When in automatic mode, the aircraft attempts to stabilise its attitude and hold an altitude of 10m above ground level. During the video the aircraft can be seen to recover successfully from severe initial attitudes and varying altitudes.
More information:
Richard Moore, The Vision Centre and QBI/UQ, +61 (0)413 377 751
Saul Thurrowgood, The Vision Centre and QBI/UQ, +61 (0)432 507 950 or +61 (0)7 33467862
Professor Trevor Lamb, The Vision Centre, ph +61 (0)2 61258929 or 0434 022 375
Professor Julian Cribb, The Vision Centre media contact, 0418 639 245
Jan King, UQ Communications Manager, +61 (0)7 3365 1120
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