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Optimal Airborne Trajectories for Data Collected from Emplaced Ground Sensor Arrays

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-13-2014

Abstract

The optimal flight trajectory of an unmanned aerial vehicle acting as a primary central communication node for multiple randomly placed unattended ground sensors in minimum time is considered. An algorithm is developed to ensure minimum required data transfer between an airborne agent and a sparse unattended ground sensor network. In this modified travelling salesman problem, the control policy enables the airborne vehicle to change altitude, heading and velocity to best communicate with each ground sensor via an on-board omni-directional antenna. Optimal flight trajectory planning algorithms are proposed to ensure the unmanned aerial vehicle successfully receives the required data transmission from each ground sensor in minimum time.

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Author note:

Tadeusz Masternak was an AFIT PhD Candidate at the time of this conference. (AFIT-ENV-DS-14-D-21, December 2014)

Conference Session: Aerospace Robotics

Nidal Jodeh was enrolled in an AFIT doctoral program at the time of this conference. (AFIT-ENY-DS-15-S-062, December 2015)

Source Publication

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

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