Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) such as quadrocopters have gained great popularity over the last years, both as a research platform and in various application fields. However, some complex application scenarios call for the formation of swarms consisting of multiple drones. In this paper a platform for the creation of such swarms is presented. It is based on commercially available quadrocopters enhanced with on-board processing and communication units enabling full autonomy of individual drones. Furthermore, a generic ground control station is presented that serves as integration platform. It allows the seamless coordination of different kinds of sensor platforms.
Towards autonomous micro UAV swarms
2011
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Autonomous and Autonomic Swarms
NTIS | 2005
|Autonomous and Autonomic Swarms
NTRS | 2005
|MANAGEMENT OF AUTONOMOUS SURFACE SWARMS
British Library Online Contents | 2009
|