Terrain Height Evidence Sharing for Collaborative Autonomous Rotorcraft Operation

Thumbnail Image
Files
ahsUavPaper2013_v2.pdf (926.85 KB)
Author(s)
Mooney, John G.
White, Matthew
Hartman, Jonathan
Sahasrabudhe, Vineet
Advisor(s)
Editor(s)
Associated Organization(s)
Organizational Unit
Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was established in 1931, with a name change in 1962 to the School of Aerospace Engineering
Organizational Unit
Series
Collections
Research Publications
Supplementary to:
Permanent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/46845
Abstract
This paper describes recent results from a partnership between the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop, improve, and flight test a sensor, guidance, navigation, control, and real-time information sharing system to support collaborative autonomy and high performance nap-of-the-Earth helicopter flight. The emphasis here is on smart and selective sharing of terrain data which (1) minimizes the bandwidth consumed by obstacle/terrain-information-sharing between aircraft, (2) assigns an appropriate level of confidence to the data received from other heterogeneous aircraft, (3) is robust to sensor error and failures, and (4) is robust to entry and exit of vehicles from the network. Results from simulation and flight testing are provided.
Sponsor
Date
2013-01
Extent
Resource Type
Text
Resource Subtype
Article
Rights Statement
Rights URI