Paper Info
Title
Long-Endurance Sensing and Mapping Using a Hand-Launchable Solar-Powered UAV.
Abstract
This paper investigates and demonstrates the potential for very long endurance autonomous aerial sensing and mapping applications with AtlantikSolar, a small-sized, hand-launchable, solar-powered fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle. The platform design as well as the on-board state estimation, control and path-planning algorithms are overviewed. A versatile sensor payload integrating a multi-camera sensing system, extended on-board processing and high-bandwidth communication with the ground is developed. Extensive field experiments are provided including publicly demonstrated field-trials for search-and-rescue applications and long-term mapping applications. An endurance analysis shows that AtlantikSolar can provide full-daylight operation and a minimum flight endurance of 8 h throughout the whole year with its full multi-camera mapping payload. An open dataset with both raw and processed data is released and accompanies this paper contribution.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/978-3-319-27702-8_29
Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
Field
DocType
Volume
Sensing system,Computer science,Simulation,Maximum power point tracking,Real-time computing,Inertial measurement unit,Solar powered,Payload
Conference
113
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1610-7438
6
0.58
References 
Authors
3
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Oettershagen, P.1293.64
Thomas Stastny2267.63
Thomas Mantel390.98
Amir Melzer4182.20
Konrad Rudin5212.02
Pascal Gohl61726.32
Gabriel Agamennoni719416.42
Kostas Alexis813820.93
Roland Siegwart97640551.49