Park, Hyorin (KAIST, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering), Lee, Brad Hyeong-Yun (KAIST), Morrison, James R. (KAIST)

Persistent UAV Security Presence Service: Architecture and Prototype Implementation

Scheduled for presentation during the "UAS Applications - IX" (FrC4), Friday, June 16, 2017, 16:40−17:00, Lummus Island

2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 13-16, 2017, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL,

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on April 26, 2024

Abstract

While unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a promising technology, they suffer from fundamental fuel and payload restrictions. A system of UAVs can be used to address these limitations. In this paper, we consider an automated system of UAVs seeking to provide an uninterrupted, or persistent, security presence to customers in an outdoor environment. We define the goals of such a system and provide architecture to achieve them. Various components such as the central director, mission planner and UAV service stations are introduced and analyzed. Following the architecture, we constructed prototypes of each component and implemented a small scale outdoor experiment. The experiment included receiving customers’ orders, algorithmic implementation of UAV tasks and UAV control.