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In this paper we present a system which integrates computer vision and decision-making in an autonomous airborne vehicle that performs traffic surveillance tasks. The main factors that make the integration of vision and decision-making a challenging problem are: the qualitatively different kind of information at the decision-making and vision levels, the need for integration of dynamically acquired information with a priori knowledge, e.g. GIS information, and the need of close feedback and guidance of the vision module by the decision-making module. Given the complex interaction between the vision module and the decision making module we propose the adoption of an intermediate structure, called Scene Information Manager, and describe its structure and functionalities.
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Coradeschi, S., Karlsson, L., Nordberg, K. (1999). Integration of Vision and Decision-Making in an Autonomous Airborne Vehicle for Traffic Surveillance. In: Computer Vision Systems. ICVS 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1542. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49256-9_14
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