CMU Autonomous Helicopter Project
Bushy Run Field Tests

October 1997

Building 3-D terrain models

The following series of images demonstrates the 3-D mapping capability of our helicopter.

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Aerial photograph of Bushy Run site (each pixel = 1 meter).


Digital elevation map of same site (from helicopter data)


Perspective view of pointcloud data


Top view of pointcloud data


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