CineMPC: A Fully Autonomous Drone Cinematography System Incorporating Zoom, Focus, Pose, and Scene Composition (Abstract Reprint)

Authors

  • Pablo Pueyo Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • Juan Dendarieta Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • Eduardo Montijano Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • Ana Cristina Murillo Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • Mac Schwager Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v40i47.41403

Abstract

We present CineMPC, a complete cinematographic system that autonomously controls a drone to film multiple targets recording user-specified aesthetic objectives. Existing solutions in autonomous cinematography control only the camera extrinsics, namely, its position and orientation. In contrast, CineMPC is the first solution that includes the camera intrinsic parameters in the control loop, which are essential tools for controlling cinematographic effects such as focus, zoom, and depth of field. The system is validated in real-world experiments.
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Published

2026-03-14

How to Cite

Pueyo, P., Dendarieta, J., Montijano, E., Murillo, A. C., & Schwager, M. (2026). CineMPC: A Fully Autonomous Drone Cinematography System Incorporating Zoom, Focus, Pose, and Scene Composition (Abstract Reprint). Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 40(47), 39888–39888. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v40i47.41403

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 47: AAAI-26 New Faculty Highlights, Journal Track, IAAI-26 and EAAI-26 Main Track

Section

AAAI Journal Track