Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility -- An End-to-end Autonomy Framework
for UAVs and Beyond
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04472v2
- Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2023 00:19:12 GMT
- Title: Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility -- An End-to-end Autonomy Framework
for UAVs and Beyond
- Authors: Sakshi Mishra and Praveen Palanisamy
- Abstract summary: The article proposes a scalable autonomy and autonomy framework consisting of four main blocks: sensing, perception, planning, and controls.
The perspective aims to provide a holistic picture of the autonomous advanced aerial mobility field and its future directions.
- Score: 0.7252027234425332
- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: Developing aerial robots that can both safely navigate and execute assigned
mission without any human intervention - i.e., fully autonomous aerial mobility
of passengers and goods - is the larger vision that guides the research,
design, and development efforts in the aerial autonomy space. However, it is
highly challenging to concurrently operationalize all types of aerial vehicles
that are operating fully autonomously sharing the airspace. Full autonomy of
the aerial transportation sector includes several aspects, such as design of
the technology that powers the vehicles, operations of multi-agent fleets, and
process of certification that meets stringent safety requirements of aviation
sector. Thereby, Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility is still a vague term and
its consequences for researchers and professionals are ambiguous. To address
this gap, we present a comprehensive perspective on the emerging field of
autonomous advanced aerial mobility, which involves the use of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for
various applications, such as urban air mobility, package delivery, and
surveillance. The article proposes a scalable and extensible autonomy framework
consisting of four main blocks: sensing, perception, planning, and controls.
Furthermore, the article discusses the challenges and opportunities in
multi-agent fleet operations and management, as well as the testing,
validation, and certification aspects of autonomous aerial systems. Finally,
the article explores the potential of monolithic models for aerial autonomy and
analyzes their advantages and limitations. The perspective aims to provide a
holistic picture of the autonomous advanced aerial mobility field and its
future directions.
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