<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Recent days there are many projects of UAV urban applications, moreover, although in different habited area. Several concepts like urban drone taxi, flying boards, flying bikes, etc. are in phase of prototype system test and evaluation. As part of the modern robotization, UAVs are in the focus of attention of numerous scientists. UAVs, as special platforms are widely used by the Military in different scenarios and different flight missions. Capabilities of UAVs used in non-military applications (i.e. Police applications, disaster management applications, border control, firefighter applications, etc.) will serve well the idea of UAV 3D (Dirty-Dull-Dangerous) application. The purpose of the author is to derive those low altitude UAV flight regimes when low altitude flight automation in necessary due to flight safety aspects, or, due to any existing regulations, and, finally, find and propose flight paths of the UAV better fitting given mission of the UAV.</p></abstract>

Recent days there are many projects of UAV urban applications, moreover, although in different habited area. Several concepts like urban drone taxi, flying boards, flying bikes, etc. are in phase of prototype system test and evaluation. As part of the modern robotization, UAVs are in the focus of attention of numerous scientists. UAVs, as special platforms are widely used by the Military in different scenarios and different flight missions. Capabilities of UAVs used in non-military applications (i.e. Police applications, disaster management applications, border control, firefighter applications, etc.) will serve well the idea of UAV 3D (Dirty-Dull-Dangerous) application. The purpose of the author is to derive those low altitude UAV flight regimes when low altitude flight automation in necessary due to flight safety aspects, or, due to any existing regulations, and, finally, find and propose flight paths of the UAV better fitting given mission of the UAV.

Flight Path Planning for Small UAV Low Altitude Flights

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Recent days there are many projects of UAV urban applications, moreover, although in different habited area. Several concepts like urban drone taxi, flying...

Flight Path Planning for Small UAV Low Altitude Flights

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 159 - 167

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2020-0019

Keywords
automation, flight path planning, low altitude, altitude control, UAV

© 2020 Róbert Szabolcsi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Flight Path Planning for Small UAV Low Altitude Flights

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 159 - 167

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2020-0019

Keywordsautomation, flight path planning, low altitude, altitude control, UAV

© 2020 Róbert Szabolcsi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
automation, flight path planning, low altitude, altitude control, UAV