Autonomous Fire Fighting Mission Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Image Processing

Authors : Kevser Düzyol, Serkan Budak, Ender Kurnaz, Akif Durdu, Irfan Samur, Metehan Aslanbaş, Emirhan Ayik

Pages : 1-10

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Publication Date : 2023-07-03

Article Type : Research Article

Abstract :In this study, an adaptive Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) design and software for fire extinguishing mission has been realized. With a water release mechanism mounted on the designed UAV, water is taken from the determined area and discharged to the determined area. While designing the UAV, attention was paid to ensure that it is fast, light, maneuverable and has a high load carrying capacity. The body is designed to be high strength and lightweight. For this reason, the UAV Octo Quad X8 (4 rotors, 8 motors & propellers) has a chassis type. It is aimed for the UAV to perform this task autonomously. The Python software language will be used to determine the area where the water will be discharged and the Haversine formula will be used. As a result of the experiments, the hit rate of the water to be discharged into the center of the 3-meter pool was 90%.
Keywords : Image processing, Haversine formula, Autonomous flight