Simulating Multiple Micro-Aerial Vehicles and a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Urban Terrain Using MultiUAV2

Abstract

Much of modern warfare is conducted in built-up areas. This has created challenges in detecting and tracking potential targets. Because of their size micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) can be used to get in close to identify and track targets. The ability of MAVs to perform visual surveillance of "over-the-horizon" targets is limited by their range. The MAV's usefulness can be enhanced by releasing them from small uninhabited aerial vehicles (SUAVs) over the urban area. This paper details the components necessary to simulate MAVs being dropped into urban areas, in teams, to perform surveillance on pre-identified targets. The mission is explained. After that we describe MultiUAV2, the MAV and SUAV dynamics models, the mission sensor, and the urban terrain model, and the built-up area wind model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA446221

Entities

People

  • A. F. Deglopper
  • B. R. Griffith
  • D. Carlos
  • M. W. Orr
  • S. J. Rasmussen

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Depression Angles
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Optical Detectors
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Urban Areas
  • Vehicles

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs