# The Open Vision Computer: An Integrated Sensing and Compute System for Mobile Robots

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.07674 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1809.07674/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 20 Sep 2018.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Large-scale Autonomous Flight with Real-time Semantic SLAM under Dense Forest Canopy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.06479/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper we describe the Open Vision Computer (OVC) which was designed to support high speed, vision guided autonomous drone flight. In particular our aim was to develop a system that would be suitable for relatively small-scale flying platforms where size, weight, power consumption and computational performance were all important considerations. This manuscript describes the primary features of our OVC system and explains how they are used to support fully autonomous indoor and outdoor exploration and navigation operations on our Falcon 250 quadrotor platform.