ASTRO

The ASTRO project advances technology to build a platform for autonomous data-driven mobile sensing via networked drones. We target proof-of-concept demonstrations for a diverse set of unprecedented sensing capabilities including (i) high-resolution distributed mobile laser-spectroscopy gas sensing to identify, localize, and track health and environmental hazards in real-time and (ii) automated mobile radio-frequency spectrum analysis and usage via distributed diverse-spectrum virtual arrays... We are designing ML algorithms for tracking VOC plumes, which will enable the creation of a first-of-its-kind warning system, that can identify hazardous areas and alert residents as those can rapidly change. Moreover, data collected from plume tracking will yield a deeper understanding of the dynamics, reactivity, and evolution of individual VOCs in the atmosphere.

Primary location: Houston United States