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As the technological advancement and capabilities of automated systems have increased drastically, the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles for performing human-dependent tasks without human indulgence has also spiked. Since unmanned aerial…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-22 Yasir Ali Farrukh , Irfan Khan

Safety-critical intelligent cyber-physical systems, such as quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are vulnerable to different types of cyber attacks, and the absence of timely and accurate attack detection can lead to severe…

This review provides a detailed analysis of the advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and classification systems from 2020 to today. It covers various detection methodologies such as radar, radio frequency, optical, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Vladislav Semenyuk , Ildar Kurmashev , Alberto Lupidi , Dmitriy Alyoshin , Liliya Kurmasheva , Alessandro Cantelli-Forti

Owing to effective and flexible data acquisition, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has recently become a hotspot across the fields of computer vision (CV) and remote sensing (RS). Inspired by recent success of deep learning (DL), many advanced…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Xin Wu , Wei Li , Danfeng Hong , Ran Tao , Qian Du

Localization of a radio frequency (RF) signal source has various use cases, ranging from search and rescue, identification and deactivation of jammers, and tracking hostile activity near borders or on the battlefield. The use of unmanned…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-18 Hyeokjun Kwon , Ismail Guvenc

The present work deals with a new passive system for real-time detection, classification and direction of arrival estimator of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed system composed of a very low cost hardware components, comprises…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-01 Konstantinos Polyzos , Evangelos Dermatas

In this paper, we focus on the potential use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue (SAR) missions in GPS-denied indoor environments. We consider the problem of navigating a UAV to a wireless signal source, e.g., a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-03 Md Moin Uddin Chowdhury , Fatih Erden , Ismail Guvenc

Owing to the enhanced flexibility in deployment and decreasing costs of manufacturing, the demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is expected to soar in the upcoming years. In this paper, we explore a UAV aided search and rescue~(SAR)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-21 Shriyanti Kulkarni , Vedashree Chaphekar , Md Moin Uddin Chowdhury , Fatih Erden , Ismail Guvenc

In the 21st century, the industry of drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has witnessed a rapid increase with its large number of airspace users. The tremendous benefits of this technology in civilian applications such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Yassine Mekdad , Ahmet Aris , Leonardo Babun , Abdeslam EL Fergougui , Mauro Conti , Riccardo Lazzeretti , A. Selcuk Uluagac

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based networks and Internet of Things (IoT) are being considered as integral components of current and next-generation wireless networks. In particular, UAVs can provide IoT devices with seamless connectivity…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-12 Xueyuan Wang , M. Cenk Gursoy

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are capable of serving as flying base stations (BSs) for supporting data collection, artificial intelligence (AI) model training, and wireless communications. However, due to the privacy concerns of devices…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-01 Helin Yang , Jun Zhao , Zehui Xiong , Kwok-Yan Lam , Sumei Sun , Liang Xiao

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are transforming infrastructure inspections in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facility Management (AEC+FM) domain. By synthesizing insights from over 150 studies, this review paper…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Amir Farzin Nikkhah , Dong Chen , Bradford Campbell , Somayeh Asadi , Arsalan Heydarian

As drones become increasingly prevalent in human life, they also raises security concerns such as unauthorized access and control, as well as collisions and interference with manned aircraft. Therefore, ensuring the ability to accurately…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 Zixiao Zhao , Qinghe Du , Xiang Yao , Lei Lu , Shijiao Zhang

With the development and progress of science and technology, the Internet of Things(IoT) has gradually entered people's lives, bringing great convenience to our lives and improving people's work efficiency. Specifically, the IoT can replace…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Pei Li , Zhijun Liu , Luyi Chang , Jialiang Peng , Yi Wu

Hierarchical Federated Learning (HFL) extends conventional Federated Learning (FL) by introducing intermediate aggregation layers, enabling distributed learning in geographically dispersed environments, particularly relevant for smart IoT…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Xiaohong Yang , Minghui Liwang , Liqun Fu , Yuhan Su , Seyyedali Hosseinalipour , Xianbin Wang , Yiguang Hong

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly essential in various fields such as surveillance, reconnaissance, and telecommunications. This study aims to develop a learning algorithm for the path planning of UAV wireless communication…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-20 Joseanne Viana , Boris Galkin , Lester Ho , Holger Claussen

This work addresses the challenge of identifying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) using radiofrequency (RF) fingerprinting in limited RF environments. The complexity and variability of RF signals, influenced by environmental interference and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Amir Kazemi , Salar Basiri , Volodymyr Kindratenko , Srinivasa Salapaka

This paper proposes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based distributed sensing framework that uses frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms to detect the position of a ground target under half-duplex operation. The area of interest,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-22 Xavier A. Flores Cabezas , Diana P. Moya Osorio , Markku Juntti

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly utilized in various civilian and military applications such as remote sensing, border patrolling, disaster monitoring, and communication coverage extension. However, there are still…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-20 Mahsa Keshavarz , Alireza Shamsoshoara , Fatemeh Afghah , Jonathan Ashdown

Drone detection is pivotal in numerous security and counter-UAV applications. However, existing deep learning-based methods typically struggle to balance robust feature representation with computational efficiency. This challenge is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Jun Yang , Dong Wang , Hongxu Yin , Hongpeng Li , Jianxiong Yu