Transportation - Volume II-D: Development of UAS Emergency Service Drone Network for Use in Surface Transportation

Chen, Danjue; Xie, Yuanchang; Schweik, Charlie; Li, Tienan; Qiu, Hong-lie; Friedman, Aaron; Flores-Marzan, Ruben; University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Advanced Search

Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

Advanced Search
Custom Query

All these words:

For very narrow results

This exact word or phrase:

When looking for a specific result

Any of these words:

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

None of these words:

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Language:

Dates

Publication Date Range:

to

Document Data

Title:

Document Type:

Library

Collection:

Series:

People

Author:

Clear All

Query Builder

Query box

Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

i

Transportation - Volume II-D: Development of UAS Emergency Service Drone Network for Use in Surface Transportation

2019-12-01
By Chen, Danjue ; Xie, Yuanchang ; Schweik, Charlie ; ...

English

Details You May Also Like

Details:

Creators:

Chen, Danjue ; Xie, Yuanchang ; Schweik, Charlie ; Li, Tienan ; Qiu, Hong-lie ; ... More +

Chen, Danjue ; Xie, Yuanchang ; Schweik, Charlie ; Li, Tienan ; Qiu, Hong-lie ; Friedman, Aaron ; Flores-Marzan, Ruben Less -
Corporate Creators:

University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; University of Massachusetts at Amherst Less -
Corporate Contributors:

Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning
Subject/TRT Terms:

[+]

Disasters And Emergency Operations Drones Emergency Response Evaluation And Assessment Natural Disasters State Of The Practice Technological Innovations Traffic Incidents UAS
Publication/ Report Number:

19-010
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Massachusetts ; United States

Massachusetts ; United States Less -
Edition:

Final Report, April 2018 – December 2019
Contracting Officer:

DeCarlo, Jeffrey
Corporate Publisher:

University of Massachusetts, Lowell ; University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Lowell ; University of Massachusetts at Amherst Less -
Abstract:

This report provides a literature review on applications of UAS for emergency response and presents a procedure to develop a UAS network for emergency response in Massachusetts. The literature review focuses on public policy and administration aspects of UAS and the growing interest in applying UAS for emergency response, including traffic incident management and emergency preparedness and response. An assessment of MassDOT needs for UAS in emergency response is provided. On the procedure of developing a UAS network for emergency response, the research team uses several geospatial datasets related to Massachusetts, including historical traffic incident (from 2013 to 2017) and natural disaster data (e.g., hurricanes and flood zones). A two-step method is proposed to minimize the cost and maximize the coverage of a UAS network for emergency response: (1) Identify incidents that are well-suited for using UAS; and (2) develop an optimization algorithm to determine UAS network parameters, including the number of UAS stations needed and their locations. We find that the UAS network parameters vary with the station coverage radius assumption and the target coverage rate. Moreover, the UAS network developed for traffic incidents can provide a satisfying coverage on the natural disaster events studied.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

19-010
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

[+]

urn:sha256:124f9995ace11b07202fb3fe51cd5dc5c9a21773c46d58b8c6d513d245168407
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49141/dot_49141_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF-2.74 MB]