Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment

Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment

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Main Author: Novak, Emily Catherine
Language:English
Published: Wright State University / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:
Computer Science
UAV
simulation
plume characterization
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527192380795848
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright15271923807958482021-08-03T07:07:09Z Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment Novak, Emily Catherine Computer Science UAV simulation plume characterization Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, have the potential to vastly improve plume cloud tracking at low cost. Plume clouds can be produced from blast mining, chemical warfare, unintended man-made disasters, and natural causes. This thesis provides implementation of the capability to simulate a 3D environment in which UAVs are individually controlled and each report a plume’s concentration value at a specific location. It leverages existing industry standard technologies, including the PX4 autopilot system, the Gazebo simulation environment, the Robot Operating System (ROS), and QGroundControl. The provided system integrates the existing tools with a plume model plug-in that provides simulated plume particulate matter concentration values that each vehicle can sense and use to track plume motion and extent. This thesis presents practical benchmarking of the integrated system and demonstrates that the product is sufficient to support ongoing experiments in distributed agent plume tracking and characterization. 2018-06-07 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527192380795848 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527192380795848 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Computer Science
UAV
simulation
plume characterization
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UAV
simulation
plume characterization
Novak, Emily Catherine
Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment
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title Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment
title_short Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment
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title_full_unstemmed Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reporting Plume Cloud Concentration Values in a 3D Simulation Environment
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