Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are increasingly used for diverse applications, driving research focused on improving their autonomy, safety, and efficiency. Current research emphasizes robust navigation and control in complex environments, employing techniques like nonlinear model predictive control and advanced search algorithms for path planning, often coupled with deep learning models (e.g., YOLO, U-Net) for perception and object detection. These advancements are crucial for expanding UAV capabilities in sectors such as agriculture, search and rescue, and infrastructure monitoring, while also addressing critical concerns like security and reliable operation in challenging conditions (e.g., GPS-denied environments, harsh weather).
Papers
Graph Koopman Autoencoder for Predictive Covert Communication Against UAV Surveillance
Sivaram Krishnan, Jihong Park, Gregory Sherman, Benjamin Campbell, Jinho Choi
Control-Aware Trajectory Predictions for Communication-Efficient Drone Swarm Coordination in Cluttered Environments
Longhao Yan, Jingyuan Zhou, Kaidi Yang
Classification of grapevine varieties using UAV hyperspectral imaging
Alfonso López, Carlos Javier Ogayar, Francisco Ramón Feito, Joaquim João Sousa
AGSPNet: A framework for parcel-scale crop fine-grained semantic change detection from UAV high-resolution imagery with agricultural geographic scene constraints
Shaochun Li, Yanjun Wang, Hengfan Cai, Lina Deng, Yunhao Lin
UAVD4L: A Large-Scale Dataset for UAV 6-DoF Localization
Rouwan Wu, Xiaoya Cheng, Juelin Zhu, Xuxiang Liu, Maojun Zhang, Shen Yan
Autonomous Multi-Rotor UAVs: A Holistic Approach to Design, Optimization, and Fabrication
Aniruth A, Chirag Satpathy, Jothika K, Nitteesh M, Gokulraj M, Venkatram K, Harshith G, Shristi S, Anushka Vani, Jonathan Spurgeon
AERIAL-CORE: AI-Powered Aerial Robots for Inspection and Maintenance of Electrical Power Infrastructures
Anibal Ollero, Alejandro Suarez, Christos Papaioannidis, Ioannis Pitas, Juan M. Marredo, Viet Duong, Emad Ebeid, Vit Kratky, Martin Saska, Chloe Hanoune, Amr Afifi, Antonio Franchi, Charalampos Vourtsis, Dario Floreano, Goran Vasiljevic, Stjepan Bogdan, Alvaro Caballero, Fabio Ruggiero, Vincenzo Lippiello, Carlos Matilla, Giovanni Cioffi, Davide Scaramuzza, Jose R. Martinez-de-Dios, Begona C. Arrue, Carlos Martin, Krzysztof Zurad, Carlos Gaitan, Jacob Rodriguez, Antonio Munoz, Antidio Viguria
A comprehensive survey of research towards AI-enabled unmanned aerial systems in pre-, active-, and post-wildfire management
Sayed Pedram Haeri Boroujeni, Abolfazl Razi, Sahand Khoshdel, Fatemeh Afghah, Janice L. Coen, Leo ONeill, Peter Z. Fule, Adam Watts, Nick-Marios T. Kokolakis, Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis