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  1. Autonomous UAV Navigation for Individual Wildlife Re-Identification

    Jun 30, 2026Claire Sun, Tanya Berger-Wolf, Jenna KlineAnimal Re-IdentificationUAV Navigation

    The Ohio State University

  2. DynFly: Dynamic-Aware Continuous Trajectory Generation for UAV Vision-Language Navigation in Urban Environments

    Jun 30, 2026Wen Jiang, Hanfang Liang, Li Wang +9UAV NavigationVision-Language Navigation

    School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China · Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China · Chongqing Innovation Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Chongqing 401120, China +5

  3. Energy-Optimal Spatial Iterative Learning within a Virtual Tube

    Jun 30, 2026Chen Min, Shuli Lv, Pengda Mao +3Trajectory OptimizationUAV Navigation

    School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China · Tianmushan Laboratory, Beihang University, Hangzhou, 311115

  4. PiLoT v2: Pixel-to-Orthogonal Map Alignment for Free-view UAV Geo-localization

    Jun 30, 2026Xinyi Liu, Xiaoya Cheng, Rouwan Wu +4Cross-View Geo-LocalizationImage Matching

    National University of Defense Technology

  5. MOAR Planner: Multi-Objective and Adaptive Risk-Aware Path Planning for Infrastructure Inspection with a UAV

    Jun 29, 2026Louis Petit, Alexis Lussier DesbiensUAV NavigationGraph-Based Planning

    the Createk Design Lab, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Canada

  6. Flying to Image-Specified Objects: 3D Quadrotor Navigation via Cross-Graph Memory and Viewpoint Planning

    Jun 29, 2026Junjie Gao, Yuqi Chen, Yongzhou Pan +3Visual NavigationNext-Best-View Planning

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

  7. Cross-Session 3D LiDAR and Camera Fusion for Robust Localization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in GPS-Denied Environments

    Jun 27, 2026Cong Hoang Quach, Chi Thanh Vo, Dong LT. Tran +3UAV NavigationCamera-LiDAR Fusion

    1 – School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 – Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam · 5 – Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea +2

  8. LNN-Fly: Continuous-Time UAV Navigation for Robust Obstacle Avoidance under Timing Mismatch

    Jun 27, 2026Yulin Huang, Shaojie Chen, Di Feng +3Aerial RoboticsRobot Navigation

    Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China

  9. SpatialUAV: Benchmarking Spatial Intelligence for Low-Altitude UAV Perception, Collaboration, and Motion

    Jun 26, 2026Haoyu Zhang, Meng Liu, Qianlong Xiang +3Visual Spatial ReasoningUAV Navigation

    School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China · Pengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen 518000, China · School of Computer Science and Technology, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China +4

  10. Layered Outer-Loop Control for Disturbance-Robust Multi-Waypoint UAV Arrival

    Jun 24, 2026Runfeng LingRobot NavigationUAV Navigation

    Runfeng Ling is with The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.

  11. Rate-Aware Quantum-Inspired Trajectory Learning for Interference-Limited Multi-UAV Networks

    Jun 24, 2026Khaoula Khaled, Muhammad Afaq, Ali Arshad Nasir +1Trajectory OptimizationUAV Navigation

    Department of Computer Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia · Computer Engineering Department and IRC for Intelligent Secure Systems, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia · Interdisciplinary Research Center for Communication Systems and Sensing (IRC-CSS), Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia +1

  12. CLOSER-VLN: Closed-Loop Self-Verified Retrieval-Augmented Reasoning for Aerial Vision-Language Navigation

    Jun 24, 2026Shaoxuan Li, Xiangyu Dong, Xiaoguang Ma +3UAV NavigationVision-Language Navigation

    Foshan Graduate School of Innovation, Northeastern University, Foshan 528311, China · College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China · Faculty of Robot Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China +3

  13. Large-Scale Tunnel Air-Ground Collaboration With FLISP: Fast LiDAR-IMU Synchronized Path Planner

    Jun 24, 2026Fenghe Guo, Runjie Shen, Chenyang Sun +4Multi-Robot Motion PlanningMobile Robotics

    Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Tongji University, Shanghai 201210, China · State Key Laboratory of Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Tongji University, Shanghai 201210, China · College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

  14. OrthoTrack: Continuous 6-DoF UAV Trajectory Estimation Anchored in Public Orthophotos

    Jun 24, 2026Oussema Dhaouadi, Zuria Bauer, Johannes Michael Meier +3UAV NavigationCamera Pose Estimation

    ETH Zurich · TU Munich · University of Cambridge +2

  15. CKM-Driven Communication-Aware UAV Intelligent Trajectory Optimization for Urban Inspection

    Jun 23, 2026Yang Xiaomeng, Jia Ziye, Zhu Qiuming +1Trajectory OptimizationUAV Navigation

    The Key Laboratory of Dynamic Cognitive System of Electromagnetic Spectrum Space, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211106, China

  16. Adaptive Machine Learning Framework for UAV Trajectory Optimization in O-RAN

    Jun 23, 2026Chenrui Sun, Swarna Bindu Chetty, Gianluca Fontanesi +3Trajectory OptimizationAdaptive Model Routing

  17. Semantic-Aware Autonomous Exploration for UAVs in Unknown Indoor Environments

    Jun 21, 2026Duc-Thien Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Do, Xiem HoangVan +1Robot NavigationInformative Path Planning

    University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, 10000, Hanoi, Vietnam. · School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, 923-1211, Ishikawa, Japan.

  18. See-and-Reach: Precise Vision-Language Navigation for UAVs within the Field of View

    Jun 18, 2026Fanfu Xue, En Yu, Yantian Shen +5UAV NavigationVision-Language Navigation

    School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China · Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia · School of Computer Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China +3

  19. Motor Angular Speed Preintegration for Multirotor UAV State Estimation

    Jun 18, 2026Matěj Petrlík, Filip Novák, Robert Pěnička +1UAV NavigationLiDAR Odometry

    Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 36, Prague 6, Czech Republic

  20. A Digital Twin Framework for Traffic-Aware UAV Pavement Monitoring in Open-Traffic Conditions

    Jun 17, 2026Yamil Uchani, Grace Luna, Edwin Salcedo +1UAV NavigationDigital Twins

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Universidad Cat´olica Boliviana “San Pablo”, Bolivia · School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

  21. Hardware- and Vision-in-the-Loop Validation of Deep Monocular Pose Estimation for Autonomous Maritime UAV Flight

    Jun 17, 2026Maneesha Wickramasuriya, Beomyeol Yu, Jaden Shin +3Robotics SimulationUAV Navigation

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052

  22. FLAP: FOV-Constrained Active Perception Planning for Prior-Map-Free 3D Navigation

    Jun 16, 2026Mengke Zhang, Sitong Li, Tiancheng Lai +6Active PerceptionTrajectory Optimization

    The State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. · Huzhou Institute, Zhejiang University, and Huzhou Key Laboratory of Autonomous System, Huzhou 313000, China. · Shanghai Institute of Special Equipment Inspection and Technical Research Co., Ltd, Shanghai 200062, China.

  23. Selective Agentic Recovery for UAV Autonomy with a Persistent Mission Runtime

    Jun 12, 2026Taewoo Park, Kyeonghyun Yoo, Seunghyun Yoo +1UAV NavigationRobot Failure Recovery

    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Korea University

  24. Guided Diffusion with Distilled Vision-Language Reliability for Aerial Navigation

    Jun 11, 2026Ivan Valuev, Iana Zhura, Valerii Serpiva +2Diffusion-Based PlanningRobot Navigation

  25. Synthetic-to-Real Pipeline for Safe Landing Zone Detection

    Jun 9, 2026Shrikant Banerjee, Reza FaieghiSynthetic-to-Real Domain AdaptationUAV Navigation

    Department of Aerospace Engineering Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto, Canada

  26. Trajectory Optimization in Single and Dual-UAV Bearing-Only Target Localization

    Jun 8, 2026Zhijian Xiao, Huayu Huang, Bin Li +2Trajectory OptimizationMetaheuristic Optimization

    College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China · Hunan Key Laboratory of Image Measurement and Visual Navigation, Changsha 410073, China

  27. Autonomous FPV Flight with Translational Optical Flow and Uncertainty Mask

    Jun 8, 2026Yang Deng, Yu Hu, Feng Yu +2Optical FlowUAV Navigation

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

  28. MinNav: Minimalist Navigation Using Optical Flow For Active Tiny Aerial Robots

    Jun 5, 2026Aniket Patil, Mandeep Singh, Uday Girish Maradana +1Optical FlowVisual Navigation

    1Perception and Autonomous Robotics (PeAR) Group, Robotics Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

  29. Think Like a Pilot: Fine-Grained Long-Horizon UAV Navigation

    Jun 5, 2026Xiangyi Zheng, Xiangyu Wang, Qinan Liao +6UAV NavigationVision-Language Navigation

    Colab, Beihang University · National University of Singapore · Meituan

  30. WorldFly: A World-Model-Based Vision-Language-Action Model for UAV Navigation

    Jun 4, 2026Shengtao Zheng, Kai Li, Weichen Zhang +5World Models for RoboticsRobot Navigation

    Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School · BNRist, Tsinghua University