Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00332, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Shi, Yang (University of Victoria), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : AltumView Systems Inc. is a fast-growing company in metro Vancouver, and has assembled a strong R&D_x000D_
team of more than 10 people with complementary expertise in image and video coding and processing,_x000D_
computer vision, artificial intelligence, and camera design. AltumView is developing innovative intelligent_x000D_
camera products and solutions for applications such as machine vision, security and surveillance, intelligent_x000D_
transportation, etc. AltumView is now aiming at integrating the developed camera system into various drone_x000D_
systems to enable more meaningful applications. However, the company currently does not have enough_x000D_
development expertise in the drone navigation and control areas. In the collaborative project we plan to_x000D_
develop the computer vision-based intelligent control system for AltumView's drone customers._x000D_
According to the two identified problems from the company, this project will target at the following two tasks_x000D_
during the six-month time-frame: (1) To develop the computer vision-based object tracking algorithm for the_x000D_
drone, and (2) to develop the computer vision-based obstacle avoidance algorithm for the drone. By integrating_x000D_
advanced control technology with computer vision technology, the drone system can achieve satisfactory_x000D_
control performance with inexpensive vision sensors and even in severe working condition such as_x000D_
GPS-denied, which broaden the range and enhance the performance in commercial or industrial applications._x000D_
New and strong collaborative relationship will be established through this project. The proposed project would_x000D_
fill in the gap between theory and practice; it would provide new, effective and cross-disciplinary technical_x000D_
tools for control engineers in developing the drone flight control systems; finally, it would benefit the_x000D_
corresponding industry in Canada. Under the supervision of the applicant and the AltumView mentor (Design_x000D_
Engineer), two graduate students will receive research training and gain hands-on control system design_x000D_
experience from this project., program purpose french : AltumView Systems Inc. is a fast-growing company in metro Vancouver, and has assembled a strong R&D_x000D_
team of more than 10 people with complementary expertise in image and video coding and processing,_x000D_
computer vision, artificial intelligence, and camera design. AltumView is developing innovative intelligent_x000D_
camera products and solutions for applications such as machine vision, security and surveillance, intelligent_x000D_
transportation, etc. AltumView is now aiming at integrating the developed camera system into various drone_x000D_
systems to enable more meaningful applications. However, the company currently does not have enough_x000D_
development expertise in the drone navigation and control areas. In the collaborative project we plan to_x000D_
develop the computer vision-based intelligent control system for AltumView's drone customers._x000D_
According to the two identified problems from the company, this project will target at the following two tasks_x000D_
during the six-month time-frame: (1) To develop the computer vision-based object tracking algorithm for the_x000D_
drone, and (2) to develop the computer vision-based obstacle avoidance algorithm for the drone. By integrating_x000D_
advanced control technology with computer vision technology, the drone system can achieve satisfactory_x000D_
control performance with inexpensive vision sensors and even in severe working condition such as_x000D_
GPS-denied, which broaden the range and enhance the performance in commercial or industrial applications._x000D_
New and strong collaborative relationship will be established through this project. The proposed project would_x000D_
fill in the gap between theory and practice; it would provide new, effective and cross-disciplinary technical_x000D_
tools for control engineers in developing the drone flight control systems; finally, it would benefit the_x000D_
corresponding industry in Canada. Under the supervision of the applicant and the AltumView mentor (Design_x000D_
Engineer), two graduate students will receive research training and gain hands-on control system design_x000D_
experience from this project., agreement title english : Development of computer vision-based intelligent control system for drones, agreement title french : Development of computer vision-based intelligent control system for drones, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada