Signed Distance Function based Geofencing for UAV Corridors

Bhise, AA and Garg, S and Ratnoo, A and Ghose, D (2022) Signed Distance Function based Geofencing for UAV Corridors. In: AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022, 3-7 Jan 2022, San Diego.

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Abstract

With increase in urban surface level traffic congestion, development of urban air mobility is attracting a lot of attention from researchers. Urban Air Mobility requires rules and regulations in a traffic scenario so as to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in urban areas.Geo-fencing is a critical component of the UAV system as it designates the strict boundaries of the lanes and sub-lanes for safety and smooth flow of UAV traffic. In this work, a novel approach for representation of geofencing using Signed Distance Functions (SDF) is presented. A geofence repulsion strategy, so that UAV does not collide with various proposed geofencing layers, and violation check using the trajectory planning strategy are proposed to ensure smooth flow of drones in the airspace. These methods are developed for CORRIDRONE, an architecture for authorizing drones in the controlled airspace, but are general enough to be used in other air mobility systems too. © 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
Publisher:	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Keywords:	Antennas; Drones; Traffic congestion; Urban planning, CORRIDRONE; Critical component; Drone corridor; Geo-fencing; Rules and regulations; Signed distance function; Urban air; Urban air mobility; Urban areas; Urban surfaces, Air mobility
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2022 08:44
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2022 08:44
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/71366

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