Exploiting System Capacity with a Distributed Routing Strategy for UAVs*
Title: Exploiting System Capacity with a Distributed Routing Strategy for UAVs*
Authors: W Bonnell (University of Bristol);
Year: 2019
Citation: Bonnell, W., (2019). Exploiting System Capacity with a Distributed Routing Strategy for UAVs*. UK-RAS19 Conference: “Embedded Intelligence: Enabling & Supporting RAS Technologies” Proceedings, 48-51. doi: 10.31256/UKRAS19.13
Abstract:
This paper presents a routing strategy for UAVs that can be applied in conjunction with lower level navigation and collision avoidance methods. The strategy presented draws inspiration from traditional road vehicle routing where some cars are directed down less busy routes even if it results in a longer path. Our strategy will allow individual UAVs to route themselves in 2D space in order to avoid areas of high-density traffic.
The proposed approach is then explored in simulation. Details of the simulation set-up are provided. The results demonstrate that the traffic is safer when the routing strategy is used compared with just a simple collision avoidance method