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Applications Of Search Theory To Coordinated Searching By Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Steven R. Hansen
Applications Of Search Theory To Coordinated Searching By Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Steven R. Hansen
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Concepts in optimal search theory have been used in human-based aerial search since World War II. This thesis addresses the technical and theoretical issues necessary to apply this crucial theory to search path planning for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs). A typical search often requires that more than one target be located. Accordingly, a method is presented to locate multiple targets in three dimensions, as well as to differentiate between them. However, significant error can be present when locating targets from an airborne platform, and the idea of target quality is also introduced as a way to describe the reliability …