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Authors:
Kenichi Mase
Takuya Saito
Keywords: ad hoc network; disaster; electric vehicle; helicopter; GPS
Abstract:
In this paper, we argue that small electric vehicles (mini-EVs) may become increasingly prevalent in the future, leading to the realization of the so-called ubiquitous EV society. EVs have the potential to be a great resource for recovery from large-scale disasters. Specifically, each EV can be equipped with wireless communication devices, and so EVs in a disaster area can link together to form an EV-based mobile ad hoc network (EVANET). Two use cases of EVANET are emergency networks and disaster area surveillance. Focusing on the latter application, we present the concept of three-dimensional mobile surveillance (3DMS). In 3DMS, EVs on the ground cooperate with small lightweight unmanned electric helicopters (mini-EHs) to cooperatively collect information about the disaster area. Each EV and mini-EH pair is equipped with cameras and other sensors to monitor disaster damage. We present an effective method of solving the problem of limited continuous flying time of EHs. We investigate the requirements for a mini-EH in 3DMS. In particular, we demonstrate that autonomous piloting is necessary. To support autonomous piloting, we propose that EH position information be obtained using GPS and a low-power wireless transmission system between the mini-EH and the corresponding EV. We call this system the EH positioning system. Based on real-world experiments, we show that a prototype of the EH positioning system has adequate capabilities in terms of both transmission range and energy consumption.
Pages: 87 to 94
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013
Publication date: March 24, 2013
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4006
ISBN: 978-1-61208-256-1
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013