Integration of aerial robots and wireless sensor and actuator networks. The AWARE project

This paper and video are devoted to the last experiments and demonstration of the AWARE project (European Commission, FP6) carried out in Utrera, near Seville (Spain) May, 2009. The project has developed and validated in field experiments a platform providing the functionalities required for the coo...

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Published in2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation pp. 1104 - 1105
Main Authors Ollero, A, Kondak, K, Previnaire, E, Maza, I, Caballero, F, Bernard, M, Martinez, J R, Marrón, P, Herrmann, K, Van Hoesel, L, Lepley, J, de Andres, E
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2010
Subjects
Actuators
Air transportation
Control systems
Helicopters
Motion control
Payloads
Robot sensing systems
Robotics and automation
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:This paper and video are devoted to the last experiments and demonstration of the AWARE project (European Commission, FP6) carried out in Utrera, near Seville (Spain) May, 2009. The project has developed and validated in field experiments a platform providing the functionalities required for the cooperation of aerial robots with ground sensor-actuator wireless networks, including static and mobile nodes carried by people and vehicles. The project demonstrated the self-deployment, self-configuration and self-repairing of the network by using autonomous helicopters that transported and deployed sensor nodes and loads. These features are highly relevant in natural and urban environments without pre-existing infrastructure or where the infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. Two validation scenarios have been considered: Disaster Management/Civil Security and Filming.
ISBN:9781424450381
1424450381
ISSN:1050-4729
2577-087X
DOI:10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509343