Towards Real-World Searching with Fixed-Wing Mini-UAVs

Abstract

We discuss several techniques that assist in the field deployments of fixed-wing mini-UAVs to assist search teams, focusing on automatic takeoff and landing. We also present a real-time flight path generation routine that performs a spiral search centered around a target point, and a path planner that creates waypoints for searches up mountain canyons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA443746

Entities

People

  • Blake Barber
  • Michael A Goodrich
  • Morgan Quigley
  • Steve Griffiths

Organizations

  • Brigham Young University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Algorithms
  • All Wing Aircraft
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Elevation
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Motion Planning
  • Propellers
  • Static Pressure
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers