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Research and Development of UAV-based Search and Rescue Support System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26350450
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology

Principal Investigator

Kim Kangsoo  国立研究開発法人海上・港湾・航空技術研究所, その他部局等, グループ長 (30396907)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords自律無人飛行体 / 誘導・航法・制御 / 最短時間 / 最小高度 / 地形 / 遭難 / 捜索 / 飛行体 / 無人 / 自律 / 誘導 / 航法 / 制御 / 最適 / 低空飛行 / 衝突回避 / 誘導航法 / 風外乱 / 救助 / 山岳 / 海上
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, we developed a testbed system for UAV-based search and rescue application. Not only hardware platform, but also guidance, navigation, and control strategies for our system in order to realize the optimal aerial survey have been derived. Roughly speaking, a radio wave emitted from a mobile information terminal such as smartphone or tablet PC forms s spherical isoelectric surface centered on that terminal. Therefore, area to be searched is determined as the superposed region of all possible individual isoelectric surfaces. In order to cover a given search region in the shortest flight time, a UAV has to fly over the region as low altitude as possible. In our research, we developed a simulation-based optimal guidance for the UAV flight with minimal altitude and actually applied it to a flight test using our testbed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、自律無人飛行体による遭難者の早期発見に向け、最小高度飛行により最短時間で全捜索域をカバーする最適誘導航法を開発した。本最適誘導航法は山岳地域など急峻な地形の上空でも地面との衝突を回避しながら、最小高度で飛行できる航路点を導出する新しい概念の誘導航法である。こうした誘導航法を実装した自律無人飛行体による遭難者捜索は、より迅速な遭難者の発見につながり、遭難事故から大切な命を守る救難活動への貢献が期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (5 results) (of which Overseas: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Navigation Strategies of a Cruising AUV for Near-Bottom Survey of a Steep Terrain2016

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim, Tamaki Ura
    • Journal Title

      IFAC-PapersOnLine

      Volume: Volume 49, Issue 15 Issue: 15 Pages: 75-80

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.712

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] High-resolution acoustic mapping to understand the ore deposit in the Bayonnaise knoll caldera, Izu-Ogasawara arc2015

    • Author(s)
      Chie Honsho, Tamaki Ura, Akira Asada, Kangsoo Kim, Kenji Nagahashi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 120 Issue: 4 Pages: 2070-2092

    • DOI

      10.1002/2014jb011569

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A cruising AUV r2D4: Intelligent multirole platform for deep-sea survey2014

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim, Tamaki Ura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

      Volume: 26 Pages: 262-263

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] NMRI's Challenge to the Development and Deployment of an Autonomous Bottom SurveyUnit Searching for the "Zipangu" in the Sea2017

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim
    • Organizer
      NTNU Ocean Week 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      Trondheim, Norway
    • Year and Date
      2017-05-01
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Navigation Strategies of a Cruising AUV for Near-Bottom Survey of a Steep Terrain2016

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim
    • Organizer
      IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles (IAV 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Leipzig, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Zipangu of the Sea Project Overview: Focusing on the R&D for Simultaneous Deployment and Operation of Multiple AUVs2016

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim
    • Organizer
      Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2016 (OTC Asia 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-22
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Longitudinal motion instability of a cruising AUV flying over a steep terrain2015

    • Author(s)
      Kangsoo Kim
    • Organizer
      IFAC Workshop NGCUV 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Girona, Spain
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-28 – 2015-04-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 水中航走体の管制方法及び水中航走体の管制システム2017

    • Inventor(s)
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2017-071896
    • Filing Date
      2017-03-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 複数の水中航走体の運用方法及び複数の水中航走体の運用システム2017

    • Inventor(s)
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2017-071965
    • Filing Date
      2017-03-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 複数の水中航走体の投入方法、揚収方法、及び複数の水中航走体の投入・揚収システム2017

    • Inventor(s)
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      金 岡秀、大和 裕幸
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2017-072283
    • Filing Date
      2017-03-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 水中航走体の経路設定方法、それを用いた水中航走体の最適制御方法及び、水中航走体並びに移動体の経路設定方法2016

    • Inventor(s)
      金 岡秀
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      金 岡秀
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2016-12-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Overseas
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 水中航走体の経路設定方法、それを用いた水中航走体の最適制御方法及び、水中航走体並びに移動体の経路設定方法2015

    • Inventor(s)
      金 岡秀
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      金 岡秀
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2015-240252
    • Filing Date
      2015-12-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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