Dronehub K is our new portal for UAV/drone related activities at University of Klagenfurt and Lakeside Labs GmbH.

You can find information on our current and previous projects and our publications, in addition to posts from guest researchers.

Our paper entitled “Multi-Objective UAV Path Planning for Search and Rescue” is accepted for publication in IEEE ICRA 2017.

We propose a multi-objective optimization algorithm to allocate tasks and plan paths for a team of UAVs. Our genetic algorithm approach aims to minimize the mission completion time, which includes the time to find the target (area coverage) and the time to setup a communication path (network connectivity). We evaluate strategies using a data mule, a relay chain, and a novel hybrid approach to communicate with the ground personnel. The algorithm can be tuned to prioritize coverage or connectivity, depending on
the mission demands.