Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (한국측량학회지)

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Image Georeferencing using AT without GCPs for a UAV-based Low-Cost Multisensor System

UAV 기반 저가 멀티센서시스템을 위한 무기준점 AT를 이용한 영상의 Georeferencing

  • 최경아 (서울시립대학교 대학원 공간정보공학과) ;
  • 이임평 (서울시립대학교 도시과학대학 공간정보공학과)
  • Published : 2009.04.30
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Abstract

The georeferencing accuracy of the sensory data acquired by an aerial monitoring system heavily depends on the performance of the GPS/IMU mounted on the system. The employment of a high performance but expensive GPS/IMU unit causes to increase the developmental cost of the overall system. In this study, we simulate the images and GPS/IMU data acquired by an UAV-based aerial monitoring system using an inexpensive integrated GPS/IMU of a MEMS type, and perform the image georeferencing by applying the aerial triangulation to the simulated sensory data without any GCP. The image georeferencing results are then analyzed to assess the accuracy of the estimated exterior orientation parameters of the images and ground points coordinates. The analysis indicates that the RMSEs of the exterior orientation parameters and ground point coordinates is significantly decreased by about 90% in comparison with those resulted from the direct georeferencing without the aerial triangulation. From this study, we confirmed the high possibility to develop a low-cost real-time aerial monitoring system.

공중 모니터링 시스템으로 획득된 센서 데이터의 georeferencing 정확도는 시스템에 탑재된 GPS/IMU의 성능에 크게 의존된다. 그러나 고성능이지만 고가인 GPS/IMU의 탑재는 전체 시스템의 개발비를 크게 증가시키는 문제를 야기한다. 이에 본 연구는 MEMS 형태의 저가 통합형 GPS/IMU를 탑재한 UAV 기반의 공중 모니터링 시스템으로부터 취득된 영상 및 GPS/IMU 데이터를 시뮬레이션하고, 시뮬레이션된 센서 데이터에 지상기준점을 사용하지 않고 aerial triangulation을 적용하여 영상 georeferencing을 수행한다. 영상 georeferencing의 결과를 분석하여 각 영상의 추정된 외부표정변수와 지상점 좌표의 정확도를 평가한다. Aerial triangulation 없이 direct georeferencing을 수행한 결과와 비교할 때 외부표정변수와 지상점 좌표의 RMSE가 90%이상 감소하였다. 본 연구를 통해 저가 실시간 공중 모니터링 시스템 개발의 높은 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

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