Guidance and navigation for swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles

这项建议涉及开发技术，使无人机群能够飞行。蜂群是大量的无人机一起工作，以实现一个共同的目标。群可以用来收集数据，执行检查，交付，实时监控情况，甚至可以用于娱乐。这些产品可应用于精准农业、采矿、石油和天然气、建筑、交付、国防和娱乐等市场。群允许从多个点快速收集大量数据，并且可以以健壮、可靠的方式完成。然而，需要一些技术进步才能实现这一点。提出的研究解决了两个关键技术挑战：1）无人机之间的障碍物和碰撞避免; 2）无人机群的鲁棒精确导航。技术挑战1）还需要解决，以允许无人机在彼此靠近的情况下以及在可能出现不可预见的障碍物的靠近地面的情况下安全地运行。需要解决技术挑战2），以使成群的无人机能够在彼此靠近的情况下安全运行。加拿大的无人机产业发展迅速。拟议的研究将加强加拿大在无人驾驶航空器技术方面的知识基础，特别是在群控、避障和避撞以及可靠的精确相对导航等领域。

This proposal involves the development of technologies to enable the flight of drone swarms. Swarms are a large number of drones working together to accomplish a common goal. Swarms can be used to collect data, perform inspections, delivery, monitor situations in real-time and can even be used for entertainment. These can be applied to markets such as precision agriculture, mining, oil and gas, construction, delivery, defense, and entertainment. Swarms allow for the rapid collection of large amounts of data from numerous points and can do so in a robust, reliable manner. However, there are a number of technological advancements that are needed to make this possible. The proposed research addresses two key technical challenges: 1) obstacle and collision avoidance among UAVs; 2) robust accurate navigation for swarms of UAVs. Technical challenge 1) needs to be solved also to allow UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other, as well as in close proximity to the ground where unforeseen obstacles may occur. Technical challenge 2) needs to be solved to enable swarms of UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other. The Canadian UAV industry is growing rapidly. The proposed research will enhance the Canadian knowledge base in UAV technologies, in particular in the areas of control of swarms, obstacle and collision avoidance, and robust accurate relative navigation.