Science, technology and the future of small autonomous drones

被引:897
作者
Floreano, Dario [1 ]
Wood, Robert J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Intelligent Syst, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] Harvard Univ, Microrobot Lab, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
AERIAL; SYSTEM; FLIGHT; LOCALIZATION; NAVIGATION; BEHAVIOR; DESIGN; MOTION; OCELLI; SPEED;
D O I
10.1038/nature14542
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We are witnessing the advent of a new era of robots - drones - that can autonomously fly in natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated with defence applications, could have a major impact on civilian tasks, including transportation, communication, agriculture, disaster mitigation and environment preservation. Autonomous flight in confined spaces presents great scientific and technical challenges owing to the energetic cost of staying airborne and to the perceptual intelligence required to negotiate complex environments. We identify scientific and technological advances that are expected to translate, within appropriate regulatory frameworks, into pervasive use of autonomous drones for civilian applications.
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页码:460 / 466
页数:7
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