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Getting Small UAVs To Imitate Human Pilots Flying Through Dense Forests

Posted by timothy on from the on-earth-as-it-is-on-endor dept.

New submitter diabolicalrobot writes "The Robotics Institute at CMU has been developing systems to learn from humans. Using a Machine Learning class of techniques called Imitation Learning our group has developed AI software for a small commercially available off-the-shelf ARdrone to autonomously fly through the dense trees for over 3.4 km in experimental runs. We are also developing methods to do longer range planning with such purely vision-guided UAVs. Such technology has a lot of potential impact for surveillance, search and rescue and allowing UAVs to safely share airspace with manned airspace."

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  1. Coming Soon... by JonahsDad · · Score: 4, Funny

    To the second moon of Endor.

  2. Gives a whole new meaning... by srussia · · Score: 3, Funny

    to the most common aviation accident:
    CFIT (human) = Controlled Flight Into Terrain
    CFIT (Machine) = Controlled Flight Into Tree

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    Set your phasers on "funky"!
  3. Re:I want one for home use by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Except since it learns by imitation it would probably just sit in front of your PC all day.