A Markov Process-Based Approach for Reliability Evaluation of the Propulsion System in Multi-rotor Drones

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Abstract

Autonomous multirotor drones as a popular type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have a tremendous potential to facilitate activities such as logistics, emergency response, recording video, capturing special events, and traffic management. Despite the potential benefits the possibility of harming people during operation should be considered. This paper focuses on modeling the multirotor drones’ propulsion system with Markov chains. Using the proposed model, both reliability and Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) of the propulsion system are evaluated. This study proposes a fault detection and recovery system based on a Markov Model for mission control of multirotor drones. Concretely, the proposed system aims to reduce potential injuries by increasing safety.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechnological Innovation for Industry and Service Systems - 10th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2019, Proceedings
EditorsLuis M. Camarinha-Matos, Ricardo Almeida, José Oliveira
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages91-98
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-17771-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-17770-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event10th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2019 - Costa de Caparica, Portugal
Duration: 8 May 201910 May 2019

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
PublisherSpringer
Volume553
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference10th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2019
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityCosta de Caparica
Period8/05/1910/05/19

Keywords

  • Decision making
  • Flight control
  • Markov models
  • Mission planning
  • Reliability evaluation
  • UAV

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