Single Drone
Single drone research focuses on enhancing drone capabilities for diverse applications, primarily addressing limitations in battery life, operational range, and data processing. Current research emphasizes improving autonomy through deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and advanced control algorithms like PID controllers, often coupled with robust sensor fusion techniques (e.g., visual, infrared, and RF) and novel navigation strategies for GPS-denied environments. These advancements are significant for various fields, including environmental monitoring, search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, and delivery services, by enabling more efficient, reliable, and versatile drone operations.
Papers
Multi-Stage Fusion Architecture for Small-Drone Localization and Identification Using Passive RF and EO Imagery: A Case Study
Thakshila Wimalajeewa Wewelwala, Thomas W. Tedesso, Tony Davis
Self-Corrective Sensor Fusion for Drone Positioning in Indoor Facilities
Francisco Javier González-Castaño, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira, David Rodríguez-Pereira, José Ángel Regueiro-Janeiro, Silvia García-Méndez, David Candal-Ventureira
AirPilot: Interpretable PPO-based DRL Auto-Tuned Nonlinear PID Drone Controller for Robust Autonomous Flights
Junyang Zhang, Cristian Emanuel Ocampo Rivera, Kyle Tyni, Steven Nguyen, Ulices Santa Cruz Leal, Yasser Shoukry
CLIPSwarm: Generating Drone Shows from Text Prompts with Vision-Language Models
Pablo Pueyo, Eduardo Montijano, Ana C. Murillo, Mac Schwager
Robotics meets Fluid Dynamics: A Characterization of the Induced Airflow below a Quadrotor as a Turbulent Jet
Leonard Bauersfeld, Koen Muller, Dominic Ziegler, Filippo Coletti, Davide Scaramuzza
2023 Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge (LPCVC) Summary
Leo Chen, Benjamin Boardley, Ping Hu, Yiru Wang, Yifan Pu, Xin Jin, Yongqiang Yao, Ruihao Gong, Bo Li, Gao Huang, Xianglong Liu, Zifu Wan, Xinwang Chen, Ning Liu, Ziyi Zhang, Dongping Liu, Ruijie Shan, Zhengping Che, Fachao Zhang, Xiaofeng Mou, Jian Tang, Maxim Chuprov, Ivan Malofeev, Alexander Goncharenko, Andrey Shcherbin, Arseny Yanchenko, Sergey Alyamkin, Xiao Hu, George K. Thiruvathukal, Yung Hsiang Lu
Autonomous Overhead Powerline Recharging for Uninterrupted Drone Operations
Viet Duong Hoang, Frederik Falk Nyboe, Nicolaj Haarhøj Malle, Emad Ebeid
Oil Spill Drone: A Dataset of Drone-Captured, Segmented RGB Images for Oil Spill Detection in Port Environments
T. De Kerf, S. Sels, S. Samsonova, S. Vanlanduit
Redefining Aerial Innovation: Autonomous Tethered Drones as a Solution to Battery Life and Data Latency Challenges
Samuel O. Folorunsho, William R. Norris