SGER: The Use of Autonomous Airships as a Mobile Cell Phone Network for Temporary Communication Restoration in Large-Scale Disasters

项目概述：该项目提出在洪水、地震、飓风、恐怖袭击等大规模灾害的情况下，利用自主飞艇作为移动电话网络进行临时通信恢复。非线性控制研究实验室（NCRL）将研究飞艇在移动电话网络中使用时的姿态和编队控制，以及将飞艇群转换为移动电话网络所需的必要设备和技术。NCRL目前正在开发候选飞艇的数学模型以及用于编队控制研究的仿真环境。该数学模型基于步态分析和创新技术实验室生成的飞行测试数据。本项目提出的研究将包括三个任务，这些任务将在一年的时间内扩展我们目前的研究工作。建模与飞艇设计飞艇编队控制与姿态稳定设计的实现与验证智能优点：在完成本研究的目标后，将在使用模型预测控制技术的自主飞艇控制方面取得重大进展，同时配置为临时移动手机网络。由于飞行器的快速动力学特性，将模型预测控制应用于空气动力学是一个新的研究领域。我们的研究结果将在将模型预测控制应用于自主飞艇问题和一般空气动力学方面取得重大进展。更广泛的影响声明：以下是本研究将给社会带来的更广泛的影响：1)自主飞艇手机网络的实施将允许在通信基础设施受损的地区进行临时恢复。2)控制和稳定性问题将得到解决，这将在以合作形式运行的自动驾驶汽车领域具有广泛的应用。3)建议的研究将有助于培养和支持研究兴趣主要集中在自主驾驶的本科生。4)本研究结果将通过在国内和国际会议上的演讲和同行评议期刊上的出版物传播。

Project SummaryThis project proposes to use autonomous airships as a mobile cell phone network fortemporary communication restoration in the case of large-scale disasters such as a flood,earthquake, hurricane, or terrorist attack. The Nonlinear Control Research Laboratory(NCRL) will study attitude and formation control of the airships when used in a cellphone network along with the necessary equipment and technologies needed to convert agroup of airship to a mobile cell phone network.The NCRL is currently developing the mathematical model of a candidate airshipalong with the simulation environment for formation control research. This mathematicalmodel is based on flight test data that was generated using the Gait Analysis andInnovative Technologies Laboratory. The research being proposed in this project willencompass three tasks that will extend our current research effort over a one-year period,1. Modeling and Airship Design2. Formation Control and Attitude Stability Design Airship implementation andvalidation3. Cell Phone Network Simulation and Small-scale implementationIntellectual Merit: Upon accomplishing the objectives of the present research,significant advances will be made in the understanding of autonomous airship controlusing model predictive control techniques while configured to operate as a temporarymobile cell phone network. The use of model predictive control for aerodynamics is anew area of research due to the fast dynamics encountered on aircraft. The results of ourresearch will make significant advances in applying model predictive control to theproblem of autonomous airships and in aerodynamics in general.Broader Impact Statement: The following are the broader impact to society that thisresearch would bring to society: 1) The implementation of an autonomous airship cellphone network will allow for the temporary restoration in an area that has suffereddamage to its communication infrastructure. 2) Control and stability issues will beaddressed which will have wide-ranging applications in the area of autonomous vehiclesthat are operating in a cooperative formation. 3) The proposed study will help train andsupport undergraduate students whose research interest is focused mainly on autonomousairships. 4) The results of this study will be disseminated through presentations atnational and international conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals.