Journal
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Volume 65, Issue 1-4, Pages 563-586Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9616-y
Keywords
Unmanned aerial vehicles; UAVs; Autonomous consumable replacement; Service station; Enabling technologies; Autonomy
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Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) are expected to be nearly autonomous and composed of heterogeneous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). While most of the current research focuses on UAV avionics and control algorithms, ground task automation has come to the attention of researchers during the past few years. Ground task automation not only relieves human operators, but may also expand the UAS operation area, improve system coverage and enable operation in risky environments without posing a threat to humans. We propose a model to evaluate the coverage of a given UAS. We also compare different solutions for various modules of an automated battery replacement system for UAVs. In addition, we propose a ground station capable of swapping a UAV's batteries, followed by a discussion of prototype components and tests of some of the prototype modules. The proposed platform is well-suited for high-coverage requirements and is capable of handling a heterogeneous UAV fleet.
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