A Framework for Multi-UAV Persistent Search and Retrieval with Stochastic Target Appearance in a Continuous Space

Day, Ryan; Salmon, John L.

doi:10.1007/s10846-021-01484-1

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“…The proposed model increases served users by about 17%, but the charging strategy of the UAV base station should be further discussed to enhance the duration of the system. The paper [33] introduced a framework for multi-UAV teams to search for targets that stochastically appear in continuous space with random elements. The implementation in garden cleaning was used as an example, in which the searching algorithm with a charging strategy is introduced.…”

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Search and Rescue: A Survey

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In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained popularity due to their flexibility, mobility, and accessibility in various fields, including search and rescue (SAR) operations. The use of UAVs in SAR can greatly enhance the task success rates in reaching inaccessible or dangerous areas, performing challenging operations, and providing real-time monitoring and modeling of the situation. This article aims to help readers understand the latest progress and trends in this field by synthesizing and organizing papers related to UAV search and rescue. An introduction to the various types and components of UAVs and their importance in SAR operations is settled first. Additionally, we present a comprehensive review of sensor integrations in UAVs for SAR operations, highlighting their roles in target perception, localization, and identification. Furthermore, we elaborate on the various applications of UAVs in SAR, including on-site monitoring and modeling, perception and localization of targets, and SAR operations such as task assignment, path planning, and collision avoidance. We compare different approaches and methodologies used in different studies, assess the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches, and provide insights on addressing the research questions relating to specific UAV operations in SAR. Overall, this article presents a comprehensive overview of the significant role of UAVs in SAR operations. It emphasizes the vital contributions of drones in enhancing mission success rates, augmenting situational awareness, and facilitating efficient and effective SAR activities. Additionally, the article discusses potential avenues for enhancing the performance of UAVs in SAR.

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Section: Communication and Deploymentmentioning

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Search and Rescue: A Survey

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“…Data are generated as agents interact. ABM has been used to model electric vehicle transportation networks (Willey & Salmon 2021), military use of small, unmanned air vehicles (Christensen and Salmon 2022), persistent search and retrieval using multiple unmanned air vehicles (Day & Salmon 2021), and to estimate product impacts during the product development process (Mabey et al 2021).…”

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An approach for including social impact measures in systems design exploration

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Engineered products have economic, environmental, and social impacts, which comprise the major dimensions of sustainability. This paper seeks to explore interactions between design parameters when social impacts are incorporated into the concept development phase of the systems design process. Social impact evaluation is increasing in importance similar to what has happened in recent years with environmental impact consideration in the design of engineered products. Concurrently, research into new airship design has increased. Airships have yet to be reintroduced at a large scale or for a range of applications in society. Although airships have the potential for positive environmental and economic impacts, the social impacts are still rarely considered. This paper presents a case study of the hypothetical introduction of airships in the Amazon region of Brazil to help local farmers transport their produce to market. It explores the design space in terms of both engineering parameters and social impacts using a discrete-event simulation to model the system. The social impacts are found to be dependent not only on the social factors and airship design parameters but also on the farmer-airship system, suggesting that socio-technical systems design will benefit from integrated social impact metric analysis.

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