A surveillance task for a UAV in a natural disaster scenario

This paper presents a design for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a modular embedded architecture. This research is structured in three stages: (a) embedded systems, (b) communications link and (c) inertial navigation system. Systems integration was satisfactorily implemented and several remotely controlled flight tests were conducted. Finally, real time experiments were conducted during an environmental disaster in mountainous region, making aerial reconnaissance of areas devastated by mudslides. In this test the system has shown to be adequate and robust.