Development of multi-UAV test bed with GPS tracking and centralized task allocation capability

Abstract

Systems that perform specific tasks using UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle, have a fundamental problem that UAV has relatively short mission execution time. This problem can be solved by development of a system in which multiple UAVs carry out tasks alternately, which is called multi-UAV system. In this study, we dealt with the development of a multiple number of UAV systems capable of performing specific missions. Basically, a ROS software with GPS waypoint tracking function was developed to enable the UAV to perform mission, and this study introduce the way to build a multi-UAV system that manages and operates UAVs in real time.