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Adaptation of the parameters of the physical layer of data transmission in self-organizing networks based on unmanned aerial vehicles

  • Surzhik, Dmitry I.;Kuzichkin, Oleg R.;Vasilyev, Gleb S.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2021
  • The article discusses the features of adaptation of the parameters of the physical layer of data transmission in self-organizing networks based on unmanned aerial vehicles operating in the conditions of "smart cities". The concept of cities of this type is defined, the historical path of formation, the current state and prospects for further development in the aspect of transition to "smart cities" of the third generation are shown. Cities of this type are aimed at providing more comfortable and safe living conditions for citizens and autonomous automated work of all components of the urban economy. The perspective of the development of urban mobile automated technical means of infocommunications is shown, one of the leading directions of which is the creation and active use of wireless self-organizing networks based on unmanned aerial vehicles. The advantages of using small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles for organizing networks of this type are considered, as well as the range of tasks to be solved in the conditions of modern "smart cities". It is shown that for the transition to self-organizing networks in the conditions of "smart cities" of the third generation, it is necessary to ensure the adaptation of various levels of OSI network models to dynamically changing operating conditions, which is especially important for the physical layer. To maintain an acceptable level of the value of the bit error probability when transmitting command and telemetry data, it is proposed to adaptively change the coding rate depending on the signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver input (or on the number of channel decoder errors), and when transmitting payload data, it is also proposed to adaptively change the coding rate together with the choice of modulation methods that differ in energy and spectral efficiency. As options for the practical implementation of these solutions, it is proposed to use an approach based on the principles of neuro-fuzzy control, for which examples of determining the boundaries of theoretically achievable efficiency are given.

A Flight Control System design for an Unmanned Helicopter

  • Park, Soo-Hong;Kim, Jong-Kwon;Jang, Cheol-Soon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1375-1379
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    • 2004
  • Unmanned Helicopter has several abilities such as vertical Take off, hovering, low speed flight at low altitude. Such vehicles are becoming popular in actual applications such as search and rescue, aerial reconnaissance and surveillance. These vehicles also used under risky environments without threatening the life of a pilot. Since a small aerial vehicle is very sensitive to environmental conditions, it is generally known that the flight control is very difficult problems. In this paper, a flight control system was designed for an unmanned helicopter. This paper was concentrated on describing the mechanical design, electronic equipments and their interconnections for acquiring autonomous flight. The design methodologies and performance of the helicopter were illustrated and verified with a linearized equation of motion. The LQG based estimator and controller was designed and tested for this unmanned helicopter.

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An obstacle avoidance system of an unmanned aerial vehicle using a laser range finder

  • Kim, Hyun;Miwa, Masafumi;Shim, Joonhwan
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.37 no.7
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    • pp.737-742
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    • 2013
  • Recently, unmanned aircrafts for safe measurement in hazardous locations have been developed. In a method of operation of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), there are two methods of manual control and automatic control. Small UAVs are used for low altitude surveillance flights where unknown obstacles can be encountered. Obstacle avoidance is one of the most challenging tasks which the UAV has to perform with high level of accuracy. In this study, we used a laser range finder as an obstacle detector in automatic navigation of unmanned aircraft to patrol the destination automatically. We proposed a system to avoid obstacles automatically by measuring the angle and distance of the obstacle using the laser range finder.

Automatic Landing Guidance Law Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles based on Pursuit Guidance Law (추적유도기법 기반 무인항공기 자동착륙 유도법칙 설계)

  • Yoon, Seung-Ho;Bae, Se-Lin;Han, Young-Soo;Kim, Hyoun-Jin;Kim, You-Dan
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.14 no.12
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    • pp.1253-1259
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents a landing controller and guidance law for net-recovery of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. A linear quadratic controller was designed using the system identification result of the unmanned aerial vehicle. A pursuit guidance law is applied to guide the vehicle to a recovery net with imaginary landing points on the desired approach path. The landing performance of a pure pursuit guidance, a constant pseudo pursuit guidance, and a variable pseudo pursuit guidance is compared. Numerical simulation using an unmanned aerial vehicle model was performed to verify the performance of the proposed landing guidance law.

A Method of System Effectiveness Analysis for Remote-Operated Unmanned Ground Vehicles Using OneSAF (OneSAF를 이용한 원격조종 지상무인차량 체계효과분석 방법)

  • Han, Sang Woo;Pyun, Jai Jeong;Cho, Hyunsik
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.388-395
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    • 2014
  • Nowadays unmanned ground systems are used in supporting of surveillance and explosive ordnance disposal. Also, we expect that will be used to remarkably enhance combat capability through network-based cooperative operations with other combat systems. In order to effectively develop those unmanned systems, we needs a systematic method to analyze combat effectiveness and validate required operation capabilities. In this paper, we propose a practical approach to simulate remote-operated unmanned ground systems by using OneSAF, an US-Army simulation framework. First of all, we design a simulation model of unmanned system by integrating with core components for wireless communications and remote control of mobility and fire. Next, we extend OneSAF functionality to create communication links that connects a remote controller with an unmanned vehicle and define a simulated behavior to operate unmanned vehicles via the communication links. Finally, we demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed model within OneSAF and summarize system effectiveness analysis results.

Flight Scenario Trajectory Design of Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing UAV for Integrated Navigation Performance Analysis (통합항법 성능 분석을 위한 고정익, 회전익 무인항공기의 비행 시나리오 궤적 설계)

  • Won, Daehan;Oh, Jeonghwan;Kang, Woosung;Eom, Songgeun;Lee, Dongjin;Kim, Doyoon;Han, Sanghyuck
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2022
  • As the use of unmanned aerial vehicles increases, in order to expand the operability of the unmanned aerial vehicle, it is essential to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle traffic management system, and to establish the system, it is necessary to analyze the integrated navigation performance of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be operated. Integrated navigation performance is affected by various factors such as the type of unmanned aerial vehicle, flight environment, and guidance law algorithm. In addition, since a large amount of flight data is required to obtain high-reliability analysis results, efficient and consistent flight scenarios are required. In this paper, a flight scenario that satisfies the requirements for integrated navigation performance analysis of rotary and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles was designed and verified through flight experiments.

A Study on Efficient Methods of Pesticide Control Using Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (농업용 무인항공기를 활용한 농약방제 효율성 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Ga-Young;Cho, Yong-Yoon
    • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2022
  • In the agricultural environment, pesticide control requires a high risk of work and a high labor force for farmers. The effectiveness of pesticide control using unmanned aerial vehicles varies according to climate, land type, and characteristics of unmanned aerial vehicles. Therefore, an effective method for pesticide control by unmanned aerial vehicles considering the spraying conditions and environmental conditions is required. In this paper, we propose an efficient pesticide control system based on agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles considering the application conditions and environmental information for each crop. The effectiveness of the proposed model was demonstrated by measuring the drop uniformity of pesticides according to the change in altitude and speed after attaching the sensory paper and measuring the penetration rate of the drug inside the canopy according to the change in crop growth conditions. Experiment result, the closer the height of the UAV is to the ground, the more evenly the crops are sprayed, but for safety reasons, 2m more is suitable, and on average a speed of 2m/s is most suitable for control. The proposed control system is expected to help develop intelligent services based on the use of various unmanned aerial vehicles in agricultural environments.

Controller Transition Management of Hybrid Position Control System for Unmanned Expedition Vehicles (무인탐사차량의 위치제어를 위한 복합제어 시스템의 제어기 전이관리)

  • Yang, Cheol-Kwan;Shim, Duk-Sun
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.14 no.10
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    • pp.969-976
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    • 2008
  • A position control problem is studied for UEV(Unmanned Expedition Vehicles), which is to follow pre-determined paths via fixed way-points. Hybrid control systems are used for position control of UEV depending on the operating condition. Speed control consists of three controllers: PID control, adaptive PI control, and neural network. Heading control consists of two controllers, PID and adaptive PID control. The controllers are selected based on the changes of road conditions. We suggest an adaptive PI control algorithm for speed control and an transition management algorithm among the controllers. The algorithm adapts the road conditions and variation of vehicle dynamical characteristics and selects a suitable controller.

Genetic Algorithm Based Decentralized Task Assignment for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Dynamic Environments

  • Choi, Hyun-Jin;Kim, You-Dan;Kim, Hyoun-Jin
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.163-174
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    • 2011
  • Task assignments of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are examined. The phrase "task assignment" comprises the decision making procedures of a UAV group. In this study, an on-line decentralized task assignment algorithm is proposed for an autonomous UAV group. The proposed method is divided into two stages: an order optimization stage and a communications and negotiation stage. A genetic algorithm and negotiation strategy based on one-to-one communication is adopted for each stage. Through the proposed algorithm, decentralized task assignments can be applied to dynamic environments in which sensing range and communication are limited. The performance of the proposed algorithm is verified by performing numerical simulations.

Intruder Tracking and Collision Avoidance Algorithm Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using a Model-based Design Method (모델 기반 설계 기법을 이용한 무인항공기의 침입기 추적 및 충돌회피 알고리즘 설계)

  • Choi, Hyunjin;Yoo, Chang-Sun;Ryu, Hyeok;Kim, Sungwook;Ahn, Seokmin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2017
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) require collision avoidance capabilities equivalent to the capabilities of manned aircraft to enter the airspace of manned aircraft. In the case of Visual Flight Rules of manned aircraft, collision avoidance is performed by 'See-and-Avoid' of pilots. To obtain those capabilities of UAVs named as 'Sense-and-Avoid', sensor-system-based intruder tracking and collision avoidance methods are required. In this study, a multi-sensor-based tracking, data fusion, and collision avoidance algorithm is designed by using a model-based design tool MATLAB/SIMULINK, and validations of the designed model and code using numerical simulations and processor-in-the-loop simulations are performed.