Bio-inspired odor-based navigation

Maynard J. Porter III; Juan R. Vasquez

doi:10.1117/12.665842

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22 May 2006 Bio-inspired odor-based navigation

Maynard J. Porter III, Juan R. Vasquez

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Proceedings Volume 6228, Modeling and Simulation for Military Applications; 62280V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665842
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

The ability of many insects, especially moths, to locate either food or a member of the opposite sex is an amazing achievement. There are numerous scenarios where having this ability embedded into ground-based or aerial vehicles would be invaluable. This paper presents results from a 3-D computer simulation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) autonomously tracking a chemical plume to its source. The simulation study includes a simulated dynamic chemical plume, 6-degree of freedom, nonlinear aircraft model, and a bio-inspired navigation algorithm. The emphasis of this paper is the development and analysis of the navigation algorithm. The foundation of this algorithm is a fuzzy controller designed to categorize where in the plume the aircraft is located: coming into the plume, in the plume, exiting the plume, or out of the plume.

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Maynard J. Porter III and Juan R. Vasquez "Bio-inspired odor-based navigation", Proc. SPIE 6228, Modeling and Simulation for Military Applications, 62280V (22 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665842

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