System simulation of a fleet of drones to probe cumulus clouds

Rafael Bailon-Ruiz (1) , Christophe Reymann (1) , Simon Lacroix (1) , Gautier Hattenberger (2) , Hector Garcia de Marina (2) , Fayçal Lamraoui (3)

1 LAAS-RIS - Équipe Robotique et InteractionS
2 ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
3 CNRM - Centre national de recherches météorologiques

Simulation plays an essential role in the development of complex systems. This paper reports on the development of a simulation infrastructure for a fleet of UAVs conceived to probe clouds, using an adaptive sampling scheme that calls for cloud mapping and trajectory planning. The mission is presented, the global approach to solve it and the ensemble of required processes are sketched. An overall simulation architecture is then depicted, and the details of its development using the Robot Operating System (ROS) are presented.

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

Rafael Bailon-Ruiz, Christophe Reymann, Simon Lacroix, Gautier Hattenberger, Hector Garcia de Marina, et al.. System simulation of a fleet of drones to probe cumulus clouds. International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Jun 2017, Miami, United States. 8p., ⟨10.1109/ICUAS.2017.7991448⟩. ⟨hal-01522246⟩