A Parallel Hierarchical Finite State Machine Approach to UAV Control for Search and Rescue Tasks

Vitor de Araújo, Ana Paula G. S. Almeida, Ciro T. Miranda, Flavio de Barros Vidal

2014

Abstract

The process of developing a system for an Unnamed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control is a complex task that we should be able to implement a set of elaborated algorithms with specific features as fast response for non-linear inputs, fault tolerance and easy maneuvering procedures. These features define the reachability and quality of the UAV overall control system. In this position paper, we propose a solution for the UAV control process using a Parallel Hierarchical Finite State Machine (PHFSM) that results in a high level system including all features required by an complex UAV control to search and rescue tasks. Following in this approach we can achieve many improvements than other usual implementations. Initials simulation experiments, using data from a simple UAV model, indicate in direction that many issues can be solved by this approach.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

de Araújo V., Paula G. S. Almeida A., T. Miranda C. and de Barros Vidal F. (2014). A Parallel Hierarchical Finite State Machine Approach to UAV Control for Search and Rescue Tasks . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-039-0, pages 410-415. DOI: 10.5220/0005121104100415

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco14,
author={Vitor de Araújo and Ana Paula G. S. Almeida and Ciro T. Miranda and Flavio de Barros Vidal},
title={A Parallel Hierarchical Finite State Machine Approach to UAV Control for Search and Rescue Tasks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2014},
pages={410-415},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005121104100415},
isbn={978-989-758-039-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - A Parallel Hierarchical Finite State Machine Approach to UAV Control for Search and Rescue Tasks
SN - 978-989-758-039-0
AU - de Araújo V.
AU - Paula G. S. Almeida A.
AU - T. Miranda C.
AU - de Barros Vidal F.
PY - 2014
SP - 410
EP - 415
DO - 10.5220/0005121104100415