Collision Detection

Navigating the skies comes with challenges, especially for autonomous military and commercial Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Among these challenges, in-flight collisions pose a significant threat. Human pilots can detect collision risks using vision alone, without explicit range estimation. SAFESEE leverages this strategy through EO/IR sensors and advanced computer vision algorithms, providing autonomous air vehicles the ability to effectively identify and mitigate aerial collision threats.

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How SAFESEE Works

The SAFESEE system employs a blend of computer vision, estimation, and optimization algorithms to detect potential threats from imagery. It profiles the behavior of likely threats over time and evaluates associated collision risks. Whether supported solely by designated EO/IR sensors or through fusion with measurements from additional sensors like radar or ADS-B, SAFESEE delivers semantically meaningful risk characterizations, aiding operators or autonomous systems in executing timely avoidance maneuvers.

Benefits

Seamless Integration

Enhanced Safety

Versatility

Complementary With Other Capabilities

SAFESEE’s modular design ensures easy integration with existing systems, offering a versatile solution for various UAS platforms.

By accurately assessing collision risks, SAFESEE enables proactive avoidance maneuvers, ensuring safer operations in complex airspace environments.

Applicable across military and commercial UAS, SAFESEE caters to diverse operational needs.

SAFESEE’s image-based collision detection is complementary with our image-based precision landing, non-GPS navigation and intelligent taskable autonomy. All of these capabilities run on our multi-vehicle autonomy platform.

Validation Methods

SAFESEE’s performance is validated through extensive real-world flight testing, ensuring reliability in operational scenarios. At the same time, its effectiveness in complex situations is confirmed through simulation tests, guaranteeing reliability in diverse environments.

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