The main objective of SAAS is to develop an UAV remote control system that is mostly independent of a specific vehicle model or design and that makes use of the available terrestrial wireless networks. The individual challenges and objectives to be addressed are:
• Real-Time Video Transmission and Control using Terrestrial Wireless Networks: Investigate the possibility of transmitting real time video and control commands with adequate quality for a pilot to control and make decisions on the vehicle course using the available radio networks (GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, LTE).
• Semi-autonomous Flight Control: Develop autonomous control capabilities for the aircraft to perform its self-rescue in the case of loss of radio connection and that can also allow a reduced piloting workload.
• Remote Visualization and Control Application: Implement an application for tablet PCs that enables the visualization of the video captured by the aircraft cameras together with other telemetry information and allows the pilot to command the aircraft (either using the touchscreen, the accelerometers or an additional attached joystick).
• Prototype Implementation and Flight Tests: Implement a prototype using a small rotary-wing aircraft (possibly a tricopter/quadcopter) and evaluate the performance in terms of video reception, control, and autonomy capability.
Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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IT-Iscte | -- | Partner | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
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Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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Nuno Manuel Branco Souto | Professor Associado (com Agregação) (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Local Coordinator | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Américo Manuel Carapeto Correia | Professor Catedrático (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Anders Lyhne Christensen | -- | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Prof. Francisco Cercas | Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
João Carlos Marques Silva | Professor Auxiliar (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
José André Rocha Sá Moura | Professor Auxiliar (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Marco Alexandre dos Santos Ribeiro | Professor Auxiliar (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Paulo Jorge Lourenço Nunes | Professor Associado (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Pedro Joaquim Amaro Sebastião | Professor Associado (com Agregação) (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Rui Neto Marinheiro | Professor Associado (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Sancho Moura Oliveira | Professor Associado (DCTI); Associate Researcher (IT-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
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IT/LA | -- | Award | FCT - IT/LA - Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-01 |
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