[HTML][HTML] Drone swarms in fire suppression activities: A conceptual framework

E Ausonio, P Bagnerini, M Ghio - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent huge technological development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can
provide breakthrough means of fighting wildland fires. We propose an innovative forest …

[HTML][HTML] A survey on robotic technologies for forest firefighting: Applying drone swarms to improve firefighters' efficiency and safety

JJ Roldán-Gómez, E González-Gironda, A Barrientos - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest firefighting missions encompass multiple tasks related to prevention, surveillance,
and extinguishing. This work presents a complete survey of firefighters on the current …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring and cordoning wildfires with an autonomous swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles

F Saffre, H Hildmann, H Karvonen, T Lind - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are already an integral part of the equipment used by
firefighters to monitor wildfires. They are, however, still typically used only as remotely …

[HTML][HTML] Use of fire-extinguishing balls for a conceptual system of drone-assisted wildfire fighting

B Aydin, E Selvi, J Tao, MJ Starek - Drones, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the potential use of fire extinguishing balls as part of a proposed
system, where drone and remote-sensing technologies are utilized cooperatively as a …

Early forest fire detection using drones and artificial intelligence

D Kinaneva, G Hristov, J Raychev… - 2019 42nd International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Forest and urban fires have been and still are serious problem for many countries in the
world. Currently, there are many different solutions to fight forest fires. These solutions …

Real-time wildfire monitoring with a fleet of UAVs

R Bailon-Ruiz, A Bit-Monnot, S Lacroix - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a wildfire monitoring system based on a fleet of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) to provide firefighters with precise and up-to-date information about a …

[PDF][PDF] Unmanned aerial vehicles as tools for forest-fire fighting

A Ollero, L Merino - Forest Ecology and Management, 2006 - academia.edu
This paper reviews the possibilities of UAV applications to forest-fire fighting in the typical
before-during-after scheme. Before-fire they can be used for monitoring of the vegetation …

[HTML][HTML] Unmanned aerial vehicles for wildland fires: Sensing, perception, cooperation and assistance

MA Akhloufi, A Couturier, NA Castro - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wildfires represent a significant natural risk causing economic losses, human death and
environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and …

Design and implementation of an unmanned aerial vehicle for autonomous firefighting missions

H Qin, JQ Cui, J Li, Y Bi, M Lan, M Shan… - 2016 12th IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a design and implementation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for
outdoor firefighting application. The proposed UAV firefighting system consists of a self …

[HTML][HTML] Software architecture for autonomous and coordinated navigation of uav swarms in forest and urban firefighting

Á Madridano, A Al-Kaff, P Flores, D Martín… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Advances in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have led to an exponential
increase in their market, thanks to the development of innovative technological solutions …