2022/01/28 by Liu, Xijing, Lam, Kevin, Alkouz, Balsam +2 · 1 citation
#FOS: Computer and information sciences #Robotics (cs.RO)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2201.11916
Drone swarms are required for the simultaneous delivery of multiple packages. We demonstrate a multi-stop drone swarm-based delivery in a smart city. We leverage formation flying to conserve energy and increase the flight range of a drone swarm. An adaptive formation is presented in which a swarm adjusts to extrinsic constraints and changes the formation pattern in-flight. We utilize the existing building rooftops in a city and build a line-of-sight skyway network to safely operate the swarms. We use a heuristic-based A* algorithm to route a drone swarm in a skyway network.