Ocean quadcopters: persistent and autonomous aerial surveillance of large maritime areas by quadcopters self-powered by ocean waves
In this work consideration is given to the possibility for persistent aerial surveillance of oceans by means of quadcopters capable of taking off and landing on the sea and charging their batteries by the waves from the ocean. Clusters of relatively inexpensive ocean quadcopters equipped with conven...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/404794 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/404794 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40868-024-00134-z |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Helicopters Ocean wave power Water - power Monitoring and surveillance of oceans Quadcopters Ocean wave energy Helicòpters Onades -- Energia Energia hidràulica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids |
| Resumo: | In this work consideration is given to the possibility for persistent aerial surveillance of oceans by means of quadcopters capable of taking off and landing on the sea and charging their batteries by the waves from the ocean. Clusters of relatively inexpensive ocean quadcopters equipped with conventional CCD cameras could be scattered over large and abandoned maritime areas to perform continuous and random aerial surveillance of the region. Utilizing a simple physical model, the feasibility of this novel approach for monitoring large maritime areas is assessed. Additional R & D is required in order to explore the possibilities offered by oceans quadcopters |
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