On-Board Real-Time Trajectory Planning for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Extreme Environments

On-Board Real-Time Trajectory Planning for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Extreme Environments

A team from the University of Bristol have developed a method of operating fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at long-range and high-altitude over Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala for the purposes of volcanic monitoring and ash-sampling. Conventionally, the mission plans must be careful...

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Main Authors: Ben Schellenberg, Tom Richardson, Arthur Richards, Robert Clarke, Matt Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
UAV path planning
UAV navigation
environmental monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/19/4085

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