Electronics Optics & Control, Volume. 32, Issue 5, 60(2025)

UAV Scene Matching Navigation Based on Deep Learning Image Feature Matching

CHEN Mingqiang1,2, ZHANG Yong1,2, LIU Junjie1,2, and ZHOU Ziyang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Flight Technology, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan 618000, China
  • 2Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Domestic Civil Aircraft Flight and Operation Support, Guanghan 618000, China
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    Received: Apr. 14, 2024

    Accepted: May. 13, 2025

    Published Online: May. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1671-637x.2025.05.010

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