• DocumentCode
    1438665
  • Title

    Flying Robots to the Rescue [Competitions]

  • Author

    Roberts, Jonathan ; Walker, Rod

  • Author_Institution
    ARCAA, and Research Director of the Autonomous Systems Lab, CSIRO ICT Center, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    UAVs could one day save the lives of lost civilians and those sent to find them, and a competition in outback Australia is proving how soon that day might come.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft; Australia; Cities and towns; Engines; Global Positioning System; Impedance; Oceans; Robots; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Water storage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2010.935799
  • Filename
    5430395