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A Novel Path Planning Optimization Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm Optimization for UAVs for Bird Monitoring and Repelling

dc.contributor.authorMesquita, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro Dinis
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T11:02:44Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T11:02:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-28
dc.description.abstractBird damage to fruit crops causes significant monetary losses to farmers annually. The application of traditional bird repelling methods such as bird cannons and tree netting become inefficient in the long run, requiring high maintenance and reducing mobility. Due to their versatility, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can be beneficial to solve this problem. However, due to their low battery capacity that equals low flight duration, it is necessary to evolve path planning optimization. A novel path planning optimization algorithm of UAVs based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is presented in this paper. This path planning optimization algorithm aims to manage the drone’s distance and flight time, applying optimization and randomness techniques to overcome the disadvantages of the traditional systems. The proposed algorithm’s performance was tested in three study cases: two of them in simulation to test the variation of each parameter and one in the field to test the influence on battery management and height influence. All cases were tested in the three possible situations: same incidence rate, different rates, and different rates with no bird damage to fruit crops. The field tests were also essential to understand the algorithm’s behavior of the path planning algorithm in the UAV, showing that there is less efficiency with fewer points of interest, but this does not correlate with the flight time. In addition, there is no association between the maximum horizontal speed and the flight time, which means that the function to calculate the total distance for path planning needs to be adjusted. Thus, the proposed algorithm presents promising results with an outstanding reduced average error in the total distance for the path planning obtained and low execution time, being suited for this and other applications.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research work is within the activities of PrunusBot project—Autonomous controlled spraying aerial robotic system and fruit production forecast, Operation No. PDR2020-101-031358 (leader), Consortium No. 340, Initiative No. 140, promoted by PDR2020 and co-financed by the EAFRD and the European Union under the Portugal 2020 program.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pr10010062pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12120
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBird Damage to Fruit Cropspt_PT
dc.subjectUnmanned Aerial Vehiclespt_PT
dc.subjectPath Planningpt_PT
dc.subjectMeta-Heuristicpt_PT
dc.subjectPath Planning Optimization Algorithmpt_PT
dc.titleA Novel Path Planning Optimization Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm Optimization for UAVs for Bird Monitoring and Repellingpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00151%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage62pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleProcessespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameMesquita
person.familyNameGaspar
person.givenNameRicardo
person.givenNamePedro Dinis
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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