A micro-UAS to start prescribed fires
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Abstract
Prescribed fires have many benefits, but existing ignition methods are dangerous, costly, or inefficient. This paper presents the design and evaluation of a micro-UAS that can start a prescribed fire from the air, while being operated from a safe distance and without the costs associated with aerial ignition from a manned aircraft. We evaluate the performance of the system in extensive controlled tests indoors. We verify the capabilities of the system to perform interior ignitions, a normally dangerous task, through the ignition of two prescribed fires alongside wildland firefighters.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | A micro-UAS to start prescribed fires |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-50115-4_2 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Seattle |
| Description | 13 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | ISER 2016: 2016 International Symposium on Experimental Robotics |
| First page | 12 |
| Last page | 24 |
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