Kalman Filter-based Wind Estimation for Forest Fire Monitoring with a Quadrotor UAV

Zhewen Xing, Youmin Zhang, Chun Yi Su, Yaohong Qu, Ziquan Yu

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Abstract

A Kalman filter-based wind estimation method is presented in this paper for wildfire monitoring. Wind behavior is one of the key factors in fire propagation, especially on the early stage of a fire. This quadrotor UAV-based method is proposed to estimate the lateral wind in the fire environment only with a standard autopilot sensor suite on board. A Kalman filter is designed to estimate the wind vector based on the vehicle's hovering inclined angle in the wind environment. The designed Kalman filter can reduce the influence of sensor noises and improve the accuracy of the wind estimation. The effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated in a simulation environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCCTA 2019 - 3rd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages783-788
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728127675
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019
Event3rd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, CCTA 2019 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 19 Aug 201921 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameCCTA 2019 - 3rd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, CCTA 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period19/08/1921/08/19

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