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PdUC-D: A Discretized UAV Guidance System for Air Pollution Monitoring Tasks

  • Oscar Alvear
  • , Carlos T. Calafate
  • , Nicola Roberto Zema
  • , Enrico Natalizio
  • , Enrique Hernández-Orallo
  • , Juan Carlos Cano
  • , Pietro Manzoni
  • Polytechnic University of Valencia
  • Université de Lille
  • Sorbonne Université

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Abstract

Discretization is one of the most efficient mathematical approaches to simplify (optimize) a system by transforming a continuous domain into its discrete counterpart. In this paper, by adopting space discretization, we have modified the previously proposed solution called PdUC (Pollution-driven UAV Control), which is a protocol designed to guide UAVs that monitor air quality in a specific area by focusing on the most polluted areas. The improvement proposed in this paper, called PdUC-D, consists of an optimization whereby UAVs only move between the central tile positions of a discretized space, avoiding to monitor locations separated by small distances, and whose actual differences in terms of air quality are barely noticeable. Experimental results show that PdUC-D drastically reduces convergence time compared to the original PdUC proposal without loss of accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSmart Objects and Technologies for Social Good - 3rd International Conference, GOODTECHS 2017, Proceedings
EditorsCarlos Calafate, Johann Marquez-Barja, Barbara Guidi, Laura Ricci, Ombretta Gaggi
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages385-394
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319761107
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2017 - Pisa, Italy
Duration: 29 Nov 201730 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume233
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period29/11/1730/11/17

Keywords

  • Air pollution monitoring
  • Discretized system
  • UAV control system

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