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The application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been widely extended recently. It is crucial to ensure accurate latitude and longitude coordinates for UAVs, especially when the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are disrupted…

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With the expanding application scope of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the demand for stable UAV control has significantly increased. However, in complex environments, GPS signals are prone to interference, resulting in ineffective UAV…

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Accurate localization using visual information is a critical yet challenging task, especially in urban environments where nearby buildings and construction sites significantly degrade GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Xiaofan Li , Zhihao Xu , Chenming Wu , Zhao Yang , Yumeng Zhang , Jiang-Jiang Liu , Haibao Yu , Fan Duan , Xiaoqing Ye , Yuan Wang , Shirui Li , Xun Sun , Ji Wan , Jun Wang

To address the challenge of autonomous UGV localization in GNSS-denied off-road environments,this study proposes a matching-based localization method that leverages BEV perception image and satellite map within a road similarity space to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Zhenping Sun , Chuang Yang , Yafeng Bu , Bokai Liu , Jun Zeng , Xiaohui Li

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers provide ubiquitous and precise position, navigation, and time (PNT) to a wide gamut of civilian and tactical infrastructures and devices. Due to the low GNSS received signal power, even…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Marco Spanghero , Filip Geib , Ronny Panier , Panos Papadimitratos

Due to the inability to receive signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in extreme conditions, achieving accurate and robust navigation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is a challenging task. Recently emerged,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Yuxin Wang , Zunlei Feng , Haofei Zhang , Yang Gao , Jie Lei , Li Sun , Mingli Song

Localization plays a key role for safe operation of UAVs enabling beyond visual line of sight applications. Compared to GPS based localization, cellular networks can reduce the positioning error and cost since cellular connectivity is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-12 Irshad A. Meer , Mustafa Ozger , Cicek Cavdar

Small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely investigated for use in a variety of applications such as remote sensing and aerial surveying. Direct three-dimensional (3D) mapping using a small-sized UAV equipped with a laser…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Taro Suzuki , Daichi Inoue , Yoshiharu Amano

This article proposes a visual inertial navigation algorithm intended to diminish the horizontal position drift experienced by autonomous fixed wing UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) in the absence of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-17 Eduardo Gallo , Antonio Barrientos

UAVs have been widely used in visual inspections of buildings, bridges and other structures. In either outdoor autonomous or semi-autonomous flights missions strong GPS signal is vital for UAV to locate its own positions. However, strong…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-11 Zhexiong Shang , Zhigang Shen

Regression-based LiDAR relocalization has recently emerged as a promising solution for high-precision positioning in GNSS-denied environments. However, these methods are primarily tailored to autonomous driving, exhibiting significantly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Hengyu Mu , Jianshi Wu , Yuxin Guo , XianLian Lin , Qingyong Hu , Sheng Ao , Chenglu Wen , Cheng Wang

Localization in a global map is critical to success in many autonomous robot missions. This is particularly challenging for multi-robot operations in unknown and adverse environments. Here, we are concerned with providing a small unmanned…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-09-20 Gordon Christie , Garrett Warnell , Kevin Kochersberger

Autonomous landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in crowded scenarios is crucial for successful deployment of UAVs in populated areas, particularly in emergency landing situations where the highest priority is to avoid hurting people.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Javier González-Trejo , Diego Mercado-Ravell , Israel Becerra , Rafael Murrieta-Cid

Research in the field of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has significantly advanced in recent years, mainly due to their relevance in a large variety of commercial, industrial, and military applications. However, UAV navigation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-03 Akkas Haque , Ahmed Elsaharti , Tarek Elderini , Mohamed Atef Elsaharty , Jeremiah Neubert

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

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) visual localization in planetary aims to estimate the absolute pose of the UAV in the world coordinate system through satellite maps and images captured by on-board cameras. However, since planetary scenes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Xubo Luo , Xue Wan , Yixing Gao , Yaolin Tian , Wei Zhang , Leizheng Shu

Relative localization of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) denied environments is essential for emergency rescue and battlefield reconnaissance. Existing methods suffer from significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-05 Guangyu Lei , Yuqi Ping , Tianhao Liang , Huahao Ding , Tingting Zhang

Reliable positioning services are extremely important for users and devices in mountainous environments as it enables a variety of location-based applications. However, in such environments, the service reliability of conventional wireless…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-11 Zijie Wang , Rongke Liu , Qirui Liu , Lincong Han

Location information is a fundamental requirement for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, accurately and efficiently localizing sensor nodes with diverse functionalities remains a significant…

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This paper presents a novel approach for localising a GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the aid of a GPS-equipped UAV in three-dimensional space. The GPS-equipped UAV makes discrete-time broadcasts of…

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