ANCHORS. UAV-Assisted Ad Hoc Networks for Crisis Management and Hostile Environment Sensing. LKA Berlin

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1 ANCHORS UAV-Assisted Ad Hoc Networks for Crisis Management and Hostile Environment Sensing Das BMBF wird vertreten durch den Projektträger LKA Berlin

2 Scenario & Motivation Wide-spread CBRNe pollutants are a great threat nowadays C - Chemical B - Biological R - Radiological N - Nuclear e - Explosive Current situation at large-scale safety-relevant incidents Fast and efficient surveillance is not possible Danger of complete communication outage Information flow is interrupted Capacity to act is limited for crisis management units Slide 2

3 Operation at large-scale incidents danger zone, partially no infrastructures IV return & recharge for loop operation III exploration, remote sensing & surveillance harmless incident boundary area approach I release mobile large scale robot II Anchor Robot Platform release small scale robots landing & recharging platform RF relay & sensor carrier decontamination facility direct incident area, high chemical exposure I. Release ground robot outside of danger zone II. Approach high contaminated area III. Release small air and ground vehicles IV. Automated recharge or exchange of battery for long-term operation Slide 3

4 Interconnection of unmanned air and ground systems during remote sensing aerial mesh network aerial vehicle with camera and sensors ad hoc point-to-point communication air-to-ground Link (type 1) air-to-ground Link (type 2) mission control and command ground level mesh network ground vehicle with radioactivity sensor and actuator incident area Unique characteristics of ANCHORS 1. Heterogeneous and distributed multi-robot system 2. Interconnection and interaction for mobile air and ground vehicles 3. Development of lightweight sensors for radioactivity Slide 4

5 Interconnection of unmanned air and ground systems during remote sensing II plume exploration & propagation prediction Flight path Multihop-Connection III determine evacuation zone Inter-Scene Relay aerial relay technology for communication I observation, monitoring & eruption prognosis release & return Strategy UAVs equipped with gassensors, cameras UAV Role Management sensoring relaying Anchor Control Platform landing & recharging platform RF relay & sensor carrier The ANCHORS system can be adapted for different scenarios Slide 5

6 Further support in emergency cases: ad-hoc communication for distributed large-scale incidents Unique characteristics of ANCHORS 1. Interconnection of distributed incident scenes using avionic radio relays (mesh, cellular, PMR) 2. Provision of multimedia and broadcast services for rescue forces over the air Slide 6

7 Challenges and Innovations Fast and Reliable Detection of CBRNe and Ad-Hoc Communication in Inaccessible Areas Reliable Exploration Everywhere Everytime Highly Reliable Carrier Platforms User Friendly Control of Complex Swarms Multi-Hop Communication in inaccessible Areas Mobile Sensors Heterogeneous Air and Ground Based Platforms Cooperative Swarm Behavior Ad-hoc Communication Slide 7

8 ANCHORS - Consortium WP 0 Management and Dissemination Spokesman German Consortium Management Strategic Management Technical Management French Consortium Management Strategic and Technical Management WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 WP 6 Scenario & Architecture Definition Realtime Sensor Data Analysis and Integration Unmanned System Design Vehicular Ad-hoc Communication and Remote Sensor Network Cooperative Swarm Behavior Networking and Algorithms Platform Integration & System Validation All partners All partners End-User Involvement Open User Panel and Advisory Board feuerwehr frankfurt am main LKA Berlin Slide 8

9 Expertise of the consortium Industrial Expertise UAV/UGV ASC, SGE Communication CAS, TEL Nuclear sensor research MIR Academic Expertise Communication research CEA, TUDO Autonomous dynamic behavior of vehicles ON, RWTH Nuclear sensor research INT End User Expertise In-house Protection of Nuclear Facilities KHG, GRI Public Safety FDDO FWF LKA BFS Slide 9

10 Added Value & Exploitation Industry SME Innovations & Enhancements in the fields of UAVs/UGVs, Communication and sensors Research Expect gain in knowledge International dissemination of European research by publications End User Significant improvement of daily rescue- and safety work Slide 10