Drone Swarms for Firefighting Future of Fire Suppression

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Are drone swarms for firefighting the future of fire supression?  New work from engineer and mathematician Elena Ausonio and a team of Italian researchers suggests that they could be.

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Drone Swarms for Firefighting

Wildland fires are a growing problem in various regions of the world. Due to climate change and changing landscape conditions, there is an increase in fire risk and more frequent forest fires with significant impacts on nature and people. Almost all continents have experienced large fires in recent years that were impossible or difficult to control using conventional firefighting methods.

Elena Ausonio from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DIME) at the University of Genoa, together with Patrizia…