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Efficient localization plays a vital role in many modern applications of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) and Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which would contribute to improved control, safety, power economy, etc. The ubiquitous 5G NR (New…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Meisam Kabiri , Claudio Cimarelli , Hriday Bavle , Jose Luis Sanchez-Lopez , Holger Voos

This paper presents a novel method for classifying radio frequency (RF) devices from their transmission signals. Given a collection of signals from identical devices, we accurately classify both the distance of the transmission and the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-13 Ryan M. Dreifuerst , Andrew Graff , Sidharth Kumar , Clive Unger , Dylan Bray

This paper presents a novel approach for aerial drone autonomous navigation along predetermined paths using only visual input form an onboard camera and without reliance on a Global Positioning System (GPS). It is based on using a deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-07 K. Amer , M. Samy , M. Shaker , M. ElHelw

SAR image classification naturally has to deal with huge noise and a high dynamic range particularly requiring robust classification models. Additionally, the deployment of these models on edge devices, such as drones and military aircraft,…

Drone detection is the problem of finding the smallest rectangle that encloses the drone(s) in a video sequence. In this study, we propose a solution using an end-to-end object detection model based on convolutional neural networks. To…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-06-20 Cemal Aker , Sinan Kalkan

As the threats of small drones increase, not only the detection but also the classification of small drones has become important. Many recent studies have applied an approach to utilize the micro-Doppler signature (MDS) for the small drone…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-24 Junhyeong Park , Jun-Sung Park , Seong-Ook Park

In this paper, we investigate the performance of a Hybrid Quantum Neural Network (HQNN) and a comparable classical Convolution Neural Network (CNN) for detection and classification problem using a radar. Specifically, we take a fairly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-05 Aiswariya Sweety Malarvanan

Most prior works on deep learning-based wireless device classification using radio frequency (RF) data apply off-the-shelf deep neural network (DNN) models, which were matured mainly for domains like vision and language. However, wireless…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-07 Bechir Hamdaoui , Abdurrahman Elmaghbub , Seifeddine Mejri

Micro-Doppler signatures are a proven modality for discriminating between drones and birds, but their reliability degrades in low-SNR, data-constrained settings where deep learning models often fail. This paper presents a systematic study…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-15 Shaiq e Mustafa , Salman Liaquat , Imran Hafeez Abbasi , Azhar Hasan

Addressing airport traffic jams is one of the most crucial and challenging tasks in the remote sensing field, especially for the busiest airports. Several solutions have been employed to address this problem depending on the airplane…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-31 W. T. Alshaibani , Mustafa Helvaci , Ibraheem Shayea , Hafizal Mohamad

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as flying radio access network (RAN) nodes offers a promising complement to traditional fixed terrestrial deployments. More recently yet still in the context of wireless networks, drones have also…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-09 David Gesbert , Omid Esrafilian , Junting Chen , Rajeev Gangula , Urbashi Mitra

We propose a drone signal out-of-distribution (OOD) detection algorithm based on discriminability-driven spatial-channel selection with a gradient norm. Time-frequency image features are adaptively weighted along both spatial and channel…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Chuhan Feng , Jing Li , Jie Li , Lu Lv , Fengkui Gong

The use of amateur drones (ADrs) is expected to significantly increase over the upcoming years. However, regulations do not allow such drones to fly over all areas, in addition to typical altitude limitations. As a result, there is an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-01-29 Mohammad Mahdi Azari , Hazem Sallouha , Alessandro Chiumento , Sreeraj Rajendran , Evgenii Vinogradov , Sofie Pollin

Direction of arrival (DoA) estimation of targets improves with the number of elements employed by a phased array radar antenna. Since larger arrays have high associated cost, area and computational load, there is recent interest in thinning…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-05 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Yonina C. Eldar

The increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles a.k.a. drones pose several threats to public privacy, critical infrastructure and cyber security. Hence, detecting unauthorized drones is a significant problem which received attention…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Muhammad Asif Khan , Hamid Menouar , Osama Muhammad Khalid , Adnan Abu-Dayya

The emergence of drones has added new dimension to privacy and security issues. There are little or no strict regulations on the people that can purchase or own a drone. For this reason, people can take advantage of these aircraft to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-06 Olusiji O. Medaiyese , Abbas Syed , Adrian P. Lauf

As drone use has become more widespread, there is a critical need to ensure safety and security. A key element of this is robust and accurate drone detection and localization. While cameras and other optical sensors like LiDAR are commonly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Yuan Fang , Fangzhan Shi , Xijia Wei , Qingchao Chen , Kevin Chetty , Simon Julier

This research addresses the pressing challenge of enhancing processing times and detection capabilities in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)/drone imagery for global wildfire detection, despite limited datasets. Proposing a Segmented Neural…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Aditya V. Jonnalagadda , Hashim A. Hashim

Radio frequency (RF) fingerprint technology is utilized for wireless device identification, extensively employed in the internet of things (IoT). The operating environment for IoT devices is challenging, with pervasive noise and distortion…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-19 Junxian Shi , Linning Peng , Wentao Jing , Lingnan Xie , Haichuan Peng , Aiqun Hu

Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles are traditionally used for military missions, warfare, and espionage. However, the usage of drones has significantly increased due to multiple industrial applications involving security and inspection,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Purbaditya Bhattacharya , Patrick Nowak