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In intelligent low-altitude networks, integrating monitoring tasks into communication unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can consume resources and increase handoff latency for communication links. To address this challenge, we propose a…

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are evolving as adaptable platforms for a wide range of applications such as precise inspections, emergency response, and remote sensing. Autonomous UAV swarms require efficient and stable communication…

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Recent research highlights the potential of drones to enhance pedestrian experiences, such as aiding navigation and supporting street-level activities. This paper explores the design of drone interfaces to assist pedestrians crossing…

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The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that serve as aerial base stations is expected to become predominant in the next decade. However, in order for this technology to unfold its full potential it is necessary to develop a fundamental…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-09 Mohammad Mahdi Azari , Fernando Rosas , Kwang-Cheng Chen , Sofie Pollin

There is increasing demand for control of multi-robot and as well distributing large amounts of content to cluster of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on the operation. In recent years several large-scale accidents have happened. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-18 Rahim Rahmani , Ramin Firouzi , Theo Kanter

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have a wide variety of applications, and their development in terms of capabilities is continuously evolving. Many missions performed by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) require flying in public airspace. This…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-11 Ridwane Aissaoui , Jean-Christophe Deneuville , Christophe Guerber , Alain Pirovano

As urban air mobility (UAM) emerges as a transformative solution to urban transportation, the demand for robust communication frameworks capable of supporting high-density aerial traffic becomes increasingly critical. An essential area of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-01 Abdullah Abu Zaid , Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) are likely to significantly increase the amount of air traffic. If the skies are full of UAVs, they need to interact with each other, for instance by yielding or other evasive maneuvers. The…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-05-05 Victor L. Knoop , Serge P. Hoogendoorn

An inherent fragility of quadrotor systems stems from model inaccuracies and external disturbances. These factors hinder performance and compromise the stability of the system, making precise control challenging. Existing model-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-25 Avirup Das , Rishabh Dev Yadav , Sihao Sun , Mingfei Sun , Samuel Kaski , Wei Pan

Urban air mobility (UAM), a transformative concept for the transport of passengers and cargo, faces several integration challenges in complex urban environments. Community acceptance of aircraft noise is among the most noticeable of these…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-02 Zhenyu Gao , Yue Yu , Qinshuang Wei , Ufuk Topcu , John-Paul Clarke

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging application of unmanned aerial vehicles that promises to reduce travel time and alleviate congestion in urban transportation systems. As drone density increases, UAM traffic is expected to experience…

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Micro aerial vehicles are becoming increasingly important in search and rescue operations due to their agility, speed, and ability to access confined spaces or hazardous areas. However, designing lightweight aerial systems presents…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-27 Inbazhagan Ravikumar , Ram Sundhar , Narendhiran Vijayakumar

We propose developing an integrated system to keep autonomous unmanned aircraft safely separated and behave as expected in conjunction with manned traffic. The main goal is to achieve safe manned-unmanned vehicle teaming to improve system…

Despite the significant attention that aerial base stations (ABSs) have received recently, their practical implementation is severely weakened by their limited endurance due to the battery constraints of drones. To overcome this fundamental…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Wen Shang , Yuan Liao , Vasilis Friderikos , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) will unlock their true potential once they can operate in groups. To this end, it is essential for them to estimate on-board the relative location of their neighbors. The challenge lies in limiting the mass and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-03-09 Mario Coppola , Kimberly McGuire , Kirk Y. W. Scheper , Guido C. H. E. de Croon

As an autonomous vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are subjected to several challenges. One of the challenges is for UAV to be able to avoid collision. Many collision avoidance methods have been proposed to address this issue.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-03-29 Ahmad H. Sawalmeh , Noor Shamsiah Othman

Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) technologies are key enablers for future safe operation of drones in urban environments. However, the design of navigation technologies for these new applications is more challenging compared…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-14 Omar Garcia Crespillo , Chen Zhu , Maximilian Simonetti , Daniel Gerbeth , Young-Hee Lee , Wenhan Hao

Numerous protocols for geocast have been proposed in literature. It has been shown that explicit route setup approaches perform poorly with VANETs due to limited route lifetime and frequent network fragmentation. The broadcast based…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-04 Harshvardhan P. Joshi , Mihail L. Sichitiu , Maria Kihl

For autonomous vehicles to operate without human intervention, information sharing from local sensors plays a fundamental role. This can be challenging to handle with bandwidth-constrained communication systems, which calls for the adoption…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-25 Matteo Bordin , Marco Giordani , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia , Michele Zorzi

Traffic forecasting is a fundamental task in transportation research, however the scope of current research has mainly focused on a single data modality of loop detectors. Recently, the advances in Artificial Intelligence and drone…

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