Study on Key Technologies for Air-Water Surface Collaboration of
Observation Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle
Abstract
To address the issues of short flight duration and the inability to
carry high-computation resources in small observation Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) due to limited energy and payload capacities, we proposes
a deployment framework for an air-water surface collaborative
observation system based on energy replenishment and computation
offloading. In this framework, the UAV serve as platforms for
observation tools, while Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) act as platforms
for energy replenishment and edge computing nodes. The edge computing
nodes process, analyze, and distribute the observation data received
from the UAV. Upon receiving a charging signal, the UAV perform
coordinated positioning with the USV using high-precision BeiDou
positioning, land on the USV. After recharging, the UAV resume their
observation tasks. Experimental results demonstrate that this framework
prevents the small observation UAV from having to carry heavy
computational loads during flight,and also, the small observation UAV
can utilize the USV platform for cyclic recharging and takeoff. The
findings of this study can be extended to the collaborative application
of multiple UAVs and USVs, enabling broader and more sustained
observations. This approach has significant potential for applications
in environmental monitoring, disaster rescue, marine mapping, border
patrol, and marine aquaculture capacity monitoring.