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dc.contributor.authorFrew, Eric W.
dc.contributor.authorHavenga, Henno
dc.contributor.authorArgow, Brian
dc.contributor.authorBorenstein, Steve
dc.contributor.authorSwenson, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-25T09:06:23Z
dc.date.available2020-03-25T09:06:23Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationFrew, E.W. et al. 2020. Field observation of tornadic supercells by multiple autonomous fixed‐wing unmanned aircraft. Journal of field robotics, 37(6):1077-1093. [https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.21947]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1556-4959
dc.identifier.issn1556-4967 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/34435
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rob.21947
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/rob.21947
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the results of the design and field deployment of multiple autonomous fixed‐wing unmanned aircraft into supercell thunderstorms. As part of a field campaign in Spring 2019, up to three fixed‐wing unmanned aircraft were deployed simultaneously into different regions of supercell thunderstorms, To learn more about the atmospheric conditions that lead to the formation of tornadoes. Successful field deployment is attributed to (a) a nomadic concept of operations that allows the unmanned aircraft system team and science team to work seamlessly together while satisfying all aviation regulations and (b) the ruggedized RAAVEN unmanned aircraft system with modular features that favor rapid, ease‐of‐use over the brute strength of previous designs. The concept of operations and the unmanned aircraft system are described along with results from a 4 day window where four storms were sampled: two of these storms were tornadic (formed tornadoes before, during, or after being sampled) and two were not. These results validate the feasibility of nomadic operation of multiple unmanned aircraft simultaneously in severe weather conditions. Further, the successful field deployments demonstrate the importance of the modular unmanned aircraft design.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectAutonomyen_US
dc.subjectDronesen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental monitoringen_US
dc.subjectMulti‐roboten_US
dc.subjectSevere weatheren_US
dc.subjectSupercell thunderstormsen_US
dc.subjectUnmanned aircraft systemsen_US
dc.titleField observation of tornadic supercells by multiple autonomous fixed‐wing unmanned aircraften_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID22743529 - Havenga, Henno


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