Path Planning for a Solar-Powered UAV Inspecting Mountain Sites for Safety and Rescue

This paper focuses on the application using a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to inspect mountain sites for the purpose of safety and rescue. An inspection path planning problem is formulated, which looks for the path for an UAV to visit a set of sites where people may appear while avoid...

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Main Authors: Hailong Huang, Andrey V. Savkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/1968