Martins, AlfredoAlmeida, JoséAlmeida, CarlosFigueiredo, AndréSantos, FilipeBento, DomingosSilva, HugoSilva, Eduardo2015-11-202015-11-202007http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/6975In this work a forest fire detection solution using small autonomous aerial vehicles is proposed. The FALCOS unmanned aerial vehicle developed for remote-monitoring purposes is described. This is a small size UAV with onboard vision processing and autonomous flight capabilities. A set of custom developed navigation sensors was developed for the vehicle. Fire detection is performed through the use of low cost digital cameras and near-infrared sensors. Test results for navigation and ignition detection in real scenario are presented.engApplicationsCase studiesTest evaluationsSensorsSmart sensors and sensor integration in roboticsArchitectures for intelligent autonomous systemsjournal article10.3182/20070903-3-FR-2921.00031