A Practical Approach to Obstacle Field Route Planning for Unmanned RotorcraftAutonomous helicopter operations in the near-earth environment will require robust and efficient obstacle field route planning. A method for obstacle field route planning is presented, which is composed of a mesh generation phase, a graph search phase, and a route refinement phase. The method mixes optimization and heuristics to obtain a satisfactory solution quickly. Simulations based on an unmanned helicopter model are presented.
Document ID
20050019535
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Howlet, Jason K. (San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Schulein, Greg (San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mansur, M. Hossein (University Affiliated Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2004
Subject Category
Aircraft Communications And Navigation
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Helicopter Society 60th Annual Forum