Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar

A. Lavrenko; Z. Barry; R. Norman; C. Frazer; Y. Ma; G. Woodward; S. Pawson

doi:10.1109/vtc2021-spring51267.2021.9449074

Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar

A. Lavrenko, Z. Barry, R. Norman, C. Frazer, Y. Ma, G. Woodward, S. Pawson

Radio Systems

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a design and first proof-of-concept test results of a distributed radio-localization system for tracking of moving targets with a swarm of drones. In particular, we develop and test a software framework that uses bistatic ranges to follow a target in-flight. We conduct full-system flight test with up to two drones in the air, three simulated drones, and a laptop equipped with a GPS module as the target. The system is shown to dynamically track the target as it moved, with both real and simulated drones following it in a specified formation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Spring)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-8964-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-8965-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/vtc2021-spring51267.2021.9449074
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2021
Event	IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2021-Spring - Online Event Duration: 25 Apr 2021 → 28 Apr 2021 Conference number: 93 https://events.vtsociety.org/vtc2021-spring/

Publication series

Name	IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring)
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2021
ISSN (Print)	1090-3038
ISSN (Electronic)	2577-2465

Conference

Conference	IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2021-Spring
Abbreviated title	VTC2021-Spring
City	Online Event
Period	25/04/21 → 28/04/21
Internet address	https://events.vtsociety.org/vtc2021-spring/

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Effects of Bistatic Operation in Harmonic Radar
Lavrenko, A., 30 Sept 2022, Proceedings of the 19th European Radar Conference. p. 241-244 4 p.
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Harmonic Radar With Adaptively Phase-Coherent Auxiliary Transmitters
Lavrenko, A., Cavers, J. K. & Woodward, G. K., 2022, In: IEEE transactions on signal processing. 70, p. 1788-1802 15 p.
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Design and Evaluation of a Compact Harmonic Transponder for Insect Tracking
Lavrenko, A., Litchfield, B., Woodward, G. & Pawson, S., Apr 2020, In: IEEE microwave and wireless components letters. 30, 4, p. 445-448 4 p., 9006943.
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Lavrenko, A., Barry, Z., Norman, R., Frazer, C., Ma, Y., Woodward, G., & Pawson, S. (2021). Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar. In 2021 IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Spring) [9449074] (IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring); Vol. 2021). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/vtc2021-spring51267.2021.9449074

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Lavrenko, A, Barry, Z, Norman, R, Frazer, C, Ma, Y, Woodward, G & Pawson, S 2021, Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar. in 2021 IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Spring)., 9449074, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), vol. 2021, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2021-Spring, Online Event, 25/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/vtc2021-spring51267.2021.9449074

Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar. / Lavrenko, A.; Barry, Z.; Norman, R. et al.
2021 IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Spring). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2021. 9449074 (IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring); Vol. 2021).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Autonomous Swarm of UAVs for Tracking of Flying Insects with Harmonic Radar

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Effects of Bistatic Operation in Harmonic Radar

Harmonic Radar With Adaptively Phase-Coherent Auxiliary Transmitters

Design and Evaluation of a Compact Harmonic Transponder for Insect Tracking

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