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Apr 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How PiLoT Enables Monocular Drones to Navigate 10 km Drift‑Free and Lock onto Targets

PiLoT, a CVPR 2026 Highlight paper, introduces a neural pixel‑to‑3D registration framework that lets a single‑camera UAV achieve drift‑free 6‑DoF pose and real‑time target locking over 10 km without GNSS, running at 25‑30 FPS on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin and outperforming existing hybrid and absolute‑pose methods.