Hardware on-Board Implementation of a Possible Solution to Introduce UAVs into Non Segregated Areas

Sergio Taraglio, Vincenzo Nanni, Damiano Taurino

2012

Abstract

The implementation of a distributed control algorithm for the safe flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in traffic conditions in an embedded processor unit is presented. Details on the implementation are given. The control algorithm is designed in order to avoid separation infringements with aircraft in the neighbourhood. The algorithm is grounded on Satisficing Game Theory and supplies manoeuvres aimed at providing separation distance among aircraft. Some results of simulated flight trials of UAVs in segregated and non segregated areas are reviewed. Some experiments on the capability of the embedded algorithm to pilot a simulated UAV in different traffic condition are presented.

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Taraglio S., Nanni V. and Taurino D. (2012). Hardware on-Board Implementation of a Possible Solution to Introduce UAVs into Non Segregated Areas . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-8565-21-1, pages 177-182. DOI: 10.5220/0004029501770182


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco12,
author={Sergio Taraglio and Vincenzo Nanni and Damiano Taurino},
title={Hardware on-Board Implementation of a Possible Solution to Introduce UAVs into Non Segregated Areas},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2012},
pages={177-182},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004029501770182},
isbn={978-989-8565-21-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Hardware on-Board Implementation of a Possible Solution to Introduce UAVs into Non Segregated Areas
SN - 978-989-8565-21-1
AU - Taraglio S.
AU - Nanni V.
AU - Taurino D.
PY - 2012
SP - 177
EP - 182
DO - 10.5220/0004029501770182