Real-time motion planning with a fixed-wing UAV using an agile maneuver space
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Levin, Joshua M
Nahon, Meyer
Paranjape, Aditya A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Small fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly capable of flying at low altitudes and in constrained environments. This paper addresses the problem of automating the flight of a fixed-wing UAV through highly constrained environments. The main contribution of this paper is the development of a maneuver space, integrating steady and transient agile maneuvers for a class of fixed-wing aircraft. The maneuver space is integrated into the rapidly-exploring random trees (RRT) algorithm. The RRT-based motion planner, together with a flight control system, is demonstrated in simulations and flight tests to efficiently generate and execute a motion plan through highly constrained 3D environments in real-time. The flight experiments—which effectively demonstrated the usage of three highly agile maneuvers—were conducted using only on-board sensing and computing.
Date Issued
2019-12
Date Acceptance
2019-05-15
Citation
Autonomous Robots, 2019, 43 (8), pp.2111-2130
ISSN
0929-5593
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
2111
End Page
2130
Journal / Book Title
Autonomous Robots
Volume
43
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2019 Springer-Verlag. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-019-09863-2
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Subjects
Aerial robotics
Agile flight
Computer Science
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Control
FLIGHT
MODEL
Real-time motion planning
Robotics
Science & Technology
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-05-22