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Intelligent UAV Map Generation and Discrete Path Planning for Search and Rescue Operations
Joint Authors
Santos, Matilde
Andújar, José Manuel
San Juan, Víctor
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) take place in any emergency situation where people are involved and their lives are at risk.
These operations are nowadays carried out with the help of advanced technology, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
In this work, several methods are proposed to calculate the UAV discrete path planning.
Previously, an intelligent characterization of the searching area is performed to estimate a potential risk/occupancy degree of the gridding map.
This estimation is mainly based on fuzzy logic, considering different factors.
Then, four methods are applied to calculate the path planning: an original proposal called attraction, fuzzy logic, ANFIS, and a PSO algorithm.
All of them calculate the location of the waypoints to be followed by the UAVs to minimize the distance and the risk the people is exposed to.
Then, these strategies are adapted to the possibility of having more than one UAV searching at the same time, and the swarm formation is discussed.
Finally, these four solutions for path planning, including different number of UAVs, are tested in a real simulation scenario, and then the performance of each method is analyzed and compared with the others.
American Psychological Association (APA)
San Juan, Víctor& Santos, Matilde& Andújar, José Manuel. 2018. Intelligent UAV Map Generation and Discrete Path Planning for Search and Rescue Operations. Complexity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135517
Modern Language Association (MLA)
San Juan, Víctor…[et al.]. Intelligent UAV Map Generation and Discrete Path Planning for Search and Rescue Operations. Complexity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135517
American Medical Association (AMA)
San Juan, Víctor& Santos, Matilde& Andújar, José Manuel. Intelligent UAV Map Generation and Discrete Path Planning for Search and Rescue Operations. Complexity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135517
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135517