Self-organized aerial traffic with autonomous drones

In this research thread we have been investigating decentralized drone traffic both in simulation and on the field, with up to 100 real self-driving drones. Our aim was to create distributed control algorithms for drones with which they can achieve optimally efficient and safe traffic flow in a wide range of realistic traffic scenarios.

Results can be used for individual drone control in multi-drone setups and also for integration in decentralized airspace control mechanisms.

Latest related publication in Swarm Intelligence demonstrates the usability of a decentralized traffic algorithm for 5000 simulated drones and 100 real ones out on the field. Video abstract: