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We present a new approach for designing risk-bounded controllers for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Existing frameworks for assessing risk of UAV operations rely on knowing the conditional probability of an incident occurring given…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Nicole Fronda , Hariharan Narayanan , Sadia Afrin Ananna , Steven Weber , Houssam Abbas

Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate Computer-Aided Design (CAD), yet lack physical comprehension required for reliable engineering design. Instead of attempting to implicitly learn physical laws from data, we propose a Hybrid…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Elias Berger , Muhammad Usama , Jan Mehlstäubl , Bernhard Saske , Kristin Paetzold-Byhain

Future vehicular networks require continuous connectivity to serve highly mobile users in urban environments. To mitigate the coverage limitations of fixed terrestrial macro base stations (MBS) under non line-of-sight (NLoS) conditions,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Leonardo Spampinato , Lorenzo Mario Amorosa , Enrico Testi , Chiara Buratti , Riccardo Marini

Current methods of deploying robots that operate in dynamic, uncertain environments, such as Uncrewed Aerial Systems in search \& rescue missions, require nearly continuous human supervision for vehicle guidance and operation. These methods…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Hunter M. Ray , Zakariya Laouar , Zachary Sunberg , Nisar Ahmed

Providing a higher level of decision autonomy and accompanying prompt changes of an uncertain environment is a true challenge of AUVs autonomous operations. The proceeding approach introduces a robust reactive structure that accommodates an…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-17 Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has emerged as a transformative solution to alleviate urban congestion by utilizing low-altitude airspace, thereby reducing pressure on ground transportation networks. To enable truly efficient and seamless…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Aoyu Pang , Maonan Wang , Zifan Sha , Wenwei Yue , Changle Li , Chung Shue Chen , Man-On Pun

Low-Altitude Wireless Networks (LAWNs), composed of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and mobile terminals, are emerging as a critical extension of 6G. However, applying Large Language Models in LAWNs faces three major challenges: 1)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Li Dong , Feibo Jiang , Kezhi Wang , Cunhua Pan , Dong In Kim , Ekram Hossain

The robotics community is increasingly interested in autonomous aerial transportation. Unmanned aerial vehicles with suspended payloads have advantages over other systems, including mechanical simplicity and agility, but pose great…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Haojia Li , Haokun Wang , Chen Feng , Fei Gao , Boyu Zhou , Shaojie Shen

With the increasing development of intelligent transportation systems and advancements in aviation technology, the concept of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is gaining attention. This study aims to improve operational safety and service…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-13 Jin Zhang , Xiaoran Qin , Ming Zhang

With the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous agents are increasingly expected to manage complex situations where learning-enabled algorithms are vital. However, the integration of these advanced algorithms poses…

An intent modelling and inference framework is presented to assist the defense planning for protecting a geo-fence against unauthorized flights. First, a novel mathematical definition for the intent of an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-16 Kesav Kaza , Varun Mehta , Hamid Azad , Miodrag Bolic , Iraj Mantegh

The design of systems that can change their behaviour to account for scenarios that were not foreseen at design time remains an open challenge. In this paper we propose an approach for adaptation of mobile robot missions that is not…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-22 Sebastián Zudaire , Leandro Nahabedian , Sebastián Uchitel

This paper introduces a trajectory planning algorithm for search and coverage missions with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based on an uncertainty map that represents prior knowledge of the target region, modeled by a Gaussian Mixture…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Hugo Matias , Daniel Silvestre

The intersection of LLMs (Large Language Models) and UAV (Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles) technology represents a promising field of research with the potential to enhance UAV capabilities significantly. This study explores the application of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Abhishek Phadke , Alihan Hadimlioglu , Tianxing Chu , Chandra N Sekharan

Coordinated missions involving Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in dynamic environments pose significant challenges in maintaining both coordination and agility. In this paper, relying on the cooperative path following framework and using a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Mikayel Aramyan , Anna Manucharyan , Lusine Poghosyan , Tigran Bakaryan , Naira Hovakimyan

Autonomous motion planning is critical for efficient and safe underwater manipulation in dynamic marine environments. Current motion planning methods often fail to effectively utilize prior motion experiences and adapt to real-time…

Predicting air traffic congestion and flow management is essential for airlines and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) to enhance operational efficiency. Accurate estimates of future airport capacity and airspace density are vital for…

Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in search and rescue, emergency management, and law enforcement has gained traction with the advent of low-cost platforms and sensor payloads. The emergence of hybrid neural and symbolic AI…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Hambisa Keno , Nicholas J. Pioch , Christopher Guagliano , Timothy H. Chung

The implementation of Urban Air Mobility represents a complex challenge in aviation due to the high degree of innovation required across various domains to realize it. From the use of advanced aircraft powered by novel technologies, the…

Various applications of advanced air mobility (AAM) in urban environments facilitate our daily life and public services. As one of the key issues of realizing these applications autonomously, path planning problem has been studied with main…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-06 Bizhao Pang , Xinting Hu , Wei Dai , Kin Huat Low