Swarm intelligence based approach for real time UAV team coordination in search operations
- 1 October 2011
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 365-370
Abstract
This paper proposes swarm intelligence based approach for the real time coordination of groups of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in tasks where values that are sensed from the aerial platform can be used to qualify the individuals. In particular, as an example application, here we consider environmental monitoring UAV teams. Their function is to monitor an area and when some undesired environmental condition arises, coordinate themselves to find the source as fast as possible. The swarm based algorithm has been extensively tested using a 3D simulation platform and validated with real UAVs flying over an industrial area.Keywords
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