09 - Air Transport System Efficiency
ROUTE PLANNING FOR VOLCANIC ASH AND RADIOACTIVITY IN-SITU DRONE MEASUREMENTS USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM AND KRIGING
K.A. Buchtal¹, A. Lau¹, D. Ebert², J. Richters², K. Schneiders²; ¹German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Air Transport, Germany ;²German Weather Service (DWD), Radioactivity Monitoring, Germany
The project MEASURE pursues the development and testing of a measurement drone system for in-situ measurement of volcanic ash and radioactivity to maintain aviation safety. This study presents a method for route planning for in-situ measurements of volcanic ash and radioactivity using a genetic algorithm and kriging. This method shows high potential in different propagation scenarios.