FLIGHT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS APPLIED TO AGENT-BASED AUTONOMOUS UAVS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2008

Authors

Ricardo Gimenes (Author) Other; Daniel Castro Silva (Author) FEUP; Luis Paulo Reis (Author) FEUP; Eugenio Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: ICEIS 2008 : PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, VOL SAIC: SOFTWARE AGENTS AND INTERNET COMPUTING

Pages: 243-246

10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems

Barcelona, SPAIN, JUN 12-16, 2008

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Simulation engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-005-5YZ

Abstract (EN): Developed countries have made significant efforts to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations in controlled aerial space due to a rising interest of using UAVs for civilian as well as military purposes. This paper focuses on looking for reliable solutions and a way to validate an autonomous multiagent control system through a different variety of Flight Simulations. This study has two main lines, the first being the use of multiagent systems in UAVs, aiming at a fully autonomous control. The second and focal line is a survey about the variety of simulation systems dedicated to aerodynamics and aircrafts, comparing them and their feasibility to validate the developed multiagent control system. One critical factor is hazard situations, like emergency landing without runway or equipment failure, which should be predicted in an automated system. Most flight simulators are not realistic enough to validate a multiagent algorithm in hazard situations. At the same time, it is impossible to predict every type of failure in real world. The boundaries of simulation should be very well enclosured in order to present results using simulation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4