Edge computing powers aerial swarms in sensing, communication, and planning
Hai Zhu, Quan Chen, Xiaozhou Zhu, Wen Yao, Xiaoqian Chen
Abstract
The last decade has witnessed significant progress and extensive applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), thanks to their exceptional mobility, cost-effectiveness, and versatile deployment capabilities.1 With continuous advances in sensing, communication, and processing technologies, using UAV swarms to provide cost-effective services in future smart cities is expected to become ubiquitous. These services encompass a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from large-scale infrastructure inspection, geospatial land surveying, and traffic/crowd monitoring, to three-dimensional terrain mapping.
Topics & Concepts
DroneComputer scienceGeospatial analysisSoftware deploymentReal-time computingSensor fusionTerrainKey (lock)Systems engineeringRemote sensingArtificial intelligenceEngineeringComputer securityGeographyCartographyBiologyOperating systemGeneticsUAV Applications and OptimizationRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization