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Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Suguru Sato , Kamesh Subbarao

With the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it is paramount to ensure safe and efficient operations in open airspaces. The remote identification (Remote ID) is deemed an effective real-time UAV monitoring system by the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-12 Ziye Jia , Yian Zhu , Qihui Wu , Lei Zhang , Sen Yang , Zhu Han

There is a risk of collision when multiple UAVs land simultaneously without communication on the same platform. This work accomplishes vision-based autonomous landing and uses a deep-learning-based method to realize collision avoidance…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-20 Tianpei Liao , Amal Haridevan , Yibo Liu , Jinjun Shan

This paper presents our method for enabling a UAV quadrotor, equipped with a monocular camera, to autonomously avoid collisions with obstacles in unstructured and unknown indoor environments. When compared to obstacle avoidance in ground…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-11-20 Abhik Singla , Sindhu Padakandla , Shalabh Bhatnagar

In this paper, we propose a reachable set based collision avoidance algorithm for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). UAVs have been deployed for agriculture research and management, surveillance and sensor coverage for threat detection and…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-09-27 Yuchen Zhou , John S. Baras

Recent advances in multi-agent systems manipulation have demonstrated a rising demand for the implementation of multi-UAV systems in urban areas, which are always subjected to the presence of static and dynamic obstacles. Inspired by the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Reza Ahmadvand , Sarah Safura Sharif , Yaser Mike Banad

Cooperative autonomous approaches to avoiding collisions among small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is central to safe integration of UAVs within the civilian airspace. One potential online cooperative approach is the concept of reciprocal…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Amir Behjat , Krushang Gabani , Souma Chowdhury

In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used for numerous inspection and video capture tasks. Manually controlling UAVs in the vicinity of obstacles is challenging, however, and poses a high risk of collisions. Even for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-12 Daniel Schleich , Sven Behnke

Biological evidence shows that animals are capable of evading eminent collision without using depth information, relying solely on looming stimuli. In robotics, collision avoidance among uncooperative vehicles requires measurement of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-24 Thiago Marinho , Massi Amrouche , Dusan Stipanovic , Venanzio Cichella , Naira Hovakimyan

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are now becoming increasingly accessible to amateur and commercial users alike. The main task for UAVs is to keep a prescribed separation with obstacles in the air. In this paper, a collision-avoidance…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Quan Quan , Rao Fu , Kai-Yuan Cai

Localization of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) relies heavily on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), which are susceptible to interference. Especially in security applications, robust localization algorithms independent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-09 Jouko Kinnari , Riccardo Renzulli , Francesco Verdoja , Ville Kyrki

Low Probability of Detection (LPD) communication aims to obscure the presence of radio frequency (RF) signals to evade surveillance. In the context of mobile surveillance utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), achieving LPD…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Sivaram Krishnan , Jihong Park , Gregory Sherman , Benjamin Campbell , Jinho Choi

Recent advances in multi-agent systems manipulation have demonstrated a rising demand for the implementation of multi-UAV systems in urban areas which are always subjected to the presence of static and dynamic obstacles. The focus of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Reza Ahmadvand , Sarah Sharif , Yaser Banad

This work addresses the problem of coupling vision-based navigation systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with robust obstacle avoidance capabilities. The former problem is solved by maximizing the visibility of the points of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-11-06 Ciro Potena , Daniele Nardi , Alberto Pretto

Efficient trajectory generation in complex dynamic environments remains an open problem in the unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The perception of the USV is usually interfered with by the swing of the hull and the ambient weather, making it…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Tao Huang , Zhe Chen , Wang Gao , Zhenfeng Xue , Yong Liu

Anyone who has tried to swat a fly has likely been frustrated by its remarkable agility.This ability stems from its visual neural perception system, particularly the collision-selective neurons within its small brain.For autonomous robots…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Renyuan Liu , Haoting Zhou , Chuankai Fang , Qinbing Fu

Autonomous navigation in unknown environments with obstacles remains challenging for micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) due to their limited onboard computing and sensing resources. Although various collision avoidance methods have been…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Ruoyu Wang , Zixuan Guo , Yizhou Chen , Xinyi Wang , Ben M. Chen

Micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), are frequently used for exploration, examination, and surveillance during search and rescue missions. Manually piloting these robots under stressful conditions provokes pilot errors and can result in crashes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-04 Marius Beul , Sven Behnke

In this paper, we address the problem of collision avoidance for a swarm of UAVs used for continuous surveillance of an urban environment. Our method, LSwarm, efficiently avoids collisions with static obstacles, dynamic obstacles and other…

Full autonomy for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) requires the capability to autonomously detect potential landing sites in unknown and unstructured terrain, allowing for self-governed mission completion or handling of emergency…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-02-27 Timo Hinzmann , Thomas Stastny , Cesar Cadena , Roland Siegwart , Igor Gilitschenski