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I have found a Very Interesting, recently published (Spring 2013), Article from Cornell University Entitled "Autonomous Quadcopter Docking System"

The really interisting thing about this is that it utilises a Video Camera to provide data to assist in the control of  the quadcopter automatically using the live video feed.

It outlines Automatic detection and landing procedures for a Quadcopter using Ardupilot.

The system is designed so that the quadcopter can correctly determine the location of a target ground station and then land when above the target

There is also Python Script included in the article to implement the above procedure.

ARTICLE is at - http://people.ece.cornell.edu/land/courses/eceprojectsland/STUDENTPROJ/2012to2013/ssm92/ssm92_report_201305171020.pdf

There is also another Article -  "Control, navigation and collision avoidance for an unmanned aerial vehicle"

on similar topic at - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092442471200698X

The reason for this Posting is to Promote COLLISION AVOIDANCE as a Urgently needed item in the next version of Code Release.