A concept of a simplified visual navigation system for mobile platforms

The concept of visual navigation is based on comparing images from navigation sensors with the data stored in the system memory. A control and navigation system based on information from simplified image sensors was developed for smart missiles. The system was based on images acquired by infrared sensors distributed along the rotating line. The system was tested by simulations giving adequate results. In this paper an extension of the system for application to other vehicles is presented. The main advantages of the proposed system are the ruggedness, simplicity and low cost.