Layered Reconfigurable Architecture for Autonomous Cooperative UAV Computing Systems
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Volume
539
First page number:
153
Last page number:
163
Abstract
Cooperative processing in UAV swarms requires efficient architectural and algorithmic solutions to maximize the operational speed and life time span. Solutions need to include communication, data gathering, data processing and general management. In this paper, we address all these needs and we also present a reconfigurable approach to the UAV swarm cooperative processing with maximum extent of decentralization. UAVs with multiple devices (such as cameras, radars), and multiple processing units (CPUs and reconfigurable FPGAs) onboard are considered. We present main elements of the architecture and two reconfiguration algorithms used in the process of management of FPGA chips. Results are evaluated using the dedicated simulation framework and demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed solutions. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
Language
english
Repository Citation
Chmaj, G.,
Selvaraj, H.
(2017).
Layered Reconfigurable Architecture for Autonomous Cooperative UAV Computing Systems.
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 539
153-163.
Springer Verlag.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48944-5_15