This flight will be a robot swarm occur

 

After an earthquake or a flood, the rescue workers rely on, as quickly as possible to get information about where people need their help. This is especially true for endangered cave-houses, where the rescuers themselves would be in jeopardy. Is it according to the scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing (IITB) in Karlsruhe, are small, autonomously operating helicopters this dangerous work.

When the unmanned flying objects (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), it is about one meter tall four-helicopter called Quadrocopter to be nimble enough that they also can maneuver of collapsed buildings. They are equipped with a series of sensors to collect data. These include infrared and regular cameras, various gauges and sensors that detect pollutants. In order to be efficient as possible, the same as Quadrocopter swarm occur. The researchers at the Fraunhofer IITB have a tax software for the UAV swarm developed.

The system consists of modules, so-called software agents. Each agent controls a UAV. While the use transmit the data continuously flying robot, which the agents evaluate. The agents communicate constantly with each other and coordinate the actions of individual UAVs, says project manager Axel Bürkle. "For example, a device very close to a person heranfliegen to the severity of injuries, while another the fastest way to salvage studied. "The system is also adaptive, so the scientists. Ie, the agents store the sequences of certain actions and can use the next time even faster response.

Currently, the Karlsruhe researchers tested their system on the basis of simulations for different purposes. This includes disaster relief and everyday tasks such as surveillance of buildings or land. They assume that the UAV swarms in about one year can be used.

The idea behind the swarm robotics is, instead of a single complex robot many smaller and less complex systems, like a swarm of ants act as very powerful and can be. The challenge for the developers in this area is to create a tax system that is in a position to each robot on the basis of situation-based communication to coordinate.