Modeling the cloud microphysics processes is essential to improve our understanding in climate changes and reduce the uncertainties in weather predictions. Aircrafts, remote sensing and ground-based infrastructures provide either sparse or coarse spatial measurements that are not sufficient to develop fine cloud models. UAVs have shown their ability to collect relevant cloud in-situ measures, and can be even more efficient when deployed in fleets. However, collecting relevant cloud data call for specific trajectories: this paper introduces a series of flight patterns dedicated to cloud exploration by a fleet of UAVs. The patterns definition comprise both a priori geometric information and real-time reactions to collected data. Results in simulated clouds assess their relevance for cloud in situ data collection.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Flight patterns for clouds exploration with a fleet of UAVs


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2019-06-01


    Size :

    5206500 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Adaptive sampling of cumulus clouds with UAVs

    Reymann, C. | British Library Online Contents | 2018



    Decentralized Moving Horizon Estimation for a Fleet of UAVs

    D'Amato, Egidio / Notaro, Immacolata / Iodice, Barbara et al. | IEEE | 2022


    Flight management system for UAVS

    ZACH MOSHE | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UAVS

    ZACH MOSHE | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access