Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00531, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : De Ruiter, Anton (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : This proposal involves the development of technologies to enable the flight of drone swarms.  Swarms are a large number of drones working together to accomplish a common goal.  Swarms can be used to collect data, perform inspections, delivery, monitor situations in real-time and can even be used for entertainment. These can be applied to markets such as precision agriculture, mining, oil and gas, construction, delivery, defense, and entertainment.  Swarms allow for the rapid collection of large amounts of data from numerous points and can do so in a robust, reliable manner. However, there are a number of technological advancements that are needed to make this possible. The proposed research addresses two key technical challenges: 1) obstacle and collision avoidance among UAVs; 2) robust accurate navigation for swarms of UAVs. Technical challenge 1) needs to be solved also to allow UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other, as well as in close proximity to the ground where unforeseen obstacles may occur. Technical challenge 2) needs to be solved to enable swarms of UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other. _x000D_
The Canadian UAV industry is growing rapidly. The proposed research will enhance the Canadian knowledge base in UAV technologies, in particular in the areas of control of swarms, obstacle and collision avoidance, and robust accurate relative navigation._x000D_
_x000D_, program purpose french : This proposal involves the development of technologies to enable the flight of drone swarms.  Swarms are a large number of drones working together to accomplish a common goal.  Swarms can be used to collect data, perform inspections, delivery, monitor situations in real-time and can even be used for entertainment. These can be applied to markets such as precision agriculture, mining, oil and gas, construction, delivery, defense, and entertainment.  Swarms allow for the rapid collection of large amounts of data from numerous points and can do so in a robust, reliable manner. However, there are a number of technological advancements that are needed to make this possible. The proposed research addresses two key technical challenges: 1) obstacle and collision avoidance among UAVs; 2) robust accurate navigation for swarms of UAVs. Technical challenge 1) needs to be solved also to allow UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other, as well as in close proximity to the ground where unforeseen obstacles may occur. Technical challenge 2) needs to be solved to enable swarms of UAVs to operate safely in close proximity to each other. _x000D_
The Canadian UAV industry is growing rapidly. The proposed research will enhance the Canadian knowledge base in UAV technologies, in particular in the areas of control of swarms, obstacle and collision avoidance, and robust accurate relative navigation._x000D_
_x000D_, agreement title english : Guidance and navigation for swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles, agreement title french : Guidance and navigation for swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 100000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada