Networked UAVs as aerial sensor network for disaster management applications

Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 56-63

  Quaritsch, M ^a   Kruggl, K ^a   Wischounig Strucl, D ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b   Shah, M ^b   Rinner, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial sensor networks; Embedded computer vision; Object tracking; Sensor placement

Indexed keywords

AERIAL IMAGING SYSTEMS; AERIAL SENSORS; AIRBORNE CAMERAS; BIRD'S EYE VIEW; COVERAGE PROBLEM; CURRENT SITUATION; DISASTER AREAS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMBEDDED COMPUTER VISION; EVALUATION RESULTS; FLIGHT FORMATION; HIGH QUALITY; IN-CONTROL; INCONSISTENT INFORMATION; INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMS; MATERIAL SCIENCE; OBJECT TRACKING; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; SENSOR DATA; SENSOR PLACEMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS;

CAMERAS; COMPUTER VISION; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SENSOR NETWORKS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 77950795450     PISSN: 0932383X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00502-010-0717-2     Document Type: Article

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