Title :
i-TEAMS: Cooperative GNC for small UAV formations
Author :
Vetrella, Amedeo Rodi ; Fasano, Giancarmine ; Accardo, Domenico
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
The research project named "i-TEAMS" (innovative TEchniques for Autonomous Micro-UAV Swarms) aims at developing new architectures and technologies for distributed guidance, navigation, and control of mini and/or micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Main research topics and the project strategy are described. Then, the basic logical steps of innovative cooperative navigation algorithms, and measurement uncertainty budgets, are provided. Experimental results demonstrate effective vision-based tracking and promising performance in terms of attitude estimation based on differential GPS and relative sensing.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; aerospace navigation; autonomous aerial vehicles; attitude estimation; cooperative GNC; differential GPS; distributed guidance; i-TEAMS; innovative cooperative navigation algorithm; innovative technique for autonomous microUAV swarm; measurement uncertainty budget; microunmanned aircraft system; relative sensing; vision-based tracking; Aircraft navigation; Decision support systems; Estimation; Global Positioning System; Position measurement; Sensor fusion; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Cooperative GNSS Applications; Cooperative Guidance; Navigation and Control; Sensor Fusion; Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Vision-based Tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2015.7180704
