Camera Lidar Fusion for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detection

Due to their low-cost and ease of use, cameras are very popular for drone detection. Thanks to the feature reach images obtained from the cameras, it is possible to classify drones with a relatively high success ratio. However, cameras lack the means for accurate localization, allowing only a rough measure of the orientation of the target UAV. In order to better localize the UAV, in this study we fuse camera and lidar measurements, localizing UAVs accurately. This fusion was implemented using a Kalman filter, which enables integration of both sensor data, improving detection and tracking accuracy