Enhancements    

DRONE COLLISION AVOIDANCE

DRONE COLLISION AVOIDANCE
PI: Virgilio Gonzalez
Co-PI: John Moya, Rodrigo Romero
Sponsor: LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS
Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (RIMES)
Amount awarded: $160,441

The proposal is the development of a system collision avoidance model in which the UAV acts as an "elastic bubble", interacting with its surroundings and the inspected AS. This safety bubble mechanism works as a Sense and Avoid (SAA) control that forces the UAV to maintain a safe distance from the inspected AS. That control is enabled by passive non-cooperative sensor arrays that function as a robust and enhanced collision avoidance agent. The scope of the task order is to create a proof of concept UAV inspection system that can safely navigate through the AS without causing further damage to it.

Posting date: Fri, 04/28/2017

Award start date: Sat, 04/01/2017
Award end date: Fri, 12/15/2017