Research Article

Monocular Vision SLAM for Indoor Aerial Vehicles

Figure 17

Saint Vertigo, the autonomous MAV helicopter, consists of four decks. The A deck contains collective pitch rotor head mechanics, The B deck comprises the fuselage which houses the power plant, transmission, main batteries, actuators, gyroscope, and the tail rotor. The C deck is the autopilot compartment which contains the inertial measurement unit, all communication systems, and all sensors. The D deck carries the navigation computer which is attached to a digital video camera visible at the front.
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