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
Multi-Sensor Fusion for UAV Classification Based on Feature Maps of Image and Radar Data
Nikos Sakellariou (1), Antonios Lalas (1), Konstantinos Votis (1), Dimitrios Tzovaras (1) ((1) Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Information Technologies Institute)
Distributed Learning for UAV Swarms
Chen Hu, Hanchi Ren, Jingjing Deng, Xianghua Xie
Assisted Physical Interaction: Autonomous Aerial Robots with Neural Network Detection, Navigation, and Safety Layers
Andrea Berra, Viswa Narayanan Sankaranarayanan, Achilleas Santi Seisa, Julien Mellet, Udayanga G.W.K.N. Gamage, Sumeet Gajanan Satpute, Fabio Ruggiero, Vincenzo Lippiello, Silvia Tolu, Matteo Fumagalli, George Nikolakopoulos, Miguel Ángel Trujillo Soto, Guillermo Heredia
Development of Minimal Biorobotic Stealth Distance and Its Application in the Design of Direct-Drive Dragonfly-Inspired Aircraft
Zhang Minghao, Song Bifeng, Yang Xiaojun, Wang Liang, Lang Xinyua
Risk Assessment for Autonomous Landing in Urban Environments using Semantic Segmentation
Jesús Alejandro Loera-Ponce, Diego A. Mercado-Ravell, Israel Becerra-Durán, Luis Manuel Valentin-Coronado
LoD-Loc: Aerial Visual Localization using LoD 3D Map with Neural Wireframe Alignment
Juelin Zhu, Shen Yan, Long Wang, Shengyue Zhang, Yu Liu, Maojun Zhang
Custom Non-Linear Model Predictive Control for Obstacle Avoidance in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
Lara Laban, Mariusz Wzorek, Piotr Rudol, Tommy Persson
Leveraging Event Streams with Deep Reinforcement Learning for End-to-End UAV Tracking
Ala Souissi (Lab-STICC\_RAMBO, IMT Atlantique - INFO), Hajer Fradi (Lab-STICC\_RAMBO, IMT Atlantique - INFO), Panagiotis Papadakis (Lab-STICC\_RAMBO, IMT Atlantique - INFO)
Performance Evaluation of Deep Learning-based Quadrotor UAV Detection and Tracking Methods
Mohssen E. Elshaar, Zeyad M. Manaa, Mohammed R. Elbalshy, Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui, Ayman M. Abdallah
Adaptive Data Transport Mechanism for UAV Surveillance Missions in Lossy Environments
Niloufar Mehrabi, Sayed Pedram Haeri Boroujeni, Jenna Hofseth, Abolfazl Razi, Long Cheng, Manveen Kaur, James Martin, Rahul Amin