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Detection and tracking of dynamic objects is a key feature for autonomous behavior in a continuously changing environment. With the increasing popularity and capability of micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) efficient algorithms have to be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-15 Jan Razlaw , Jan Quenzel , Sven Behnke

This paper presents a review of techniques used for the detection and tracking of UAVs or drones. There are different techniques that depend on collecting measurements of the position, velocity, and image of the UAV and then using them in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-26 Raed Abu Zitar , Mohammad Al-Betar , Mohamad Ryalat , Sofian Kassaymeh

The diffusion of drones presents significant security and safety challenges. Traditional surveillance systems, particularly conventional frame-based cameras, struggle to reliably detect these targets due to their small size, high agility,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Gabriele Magrini , Lorenzo Berlincioni , Luca Cultrera , Federico Becattini , Pietro Pala

Ego-motion estimation is vital for drones when flying in GPS-denied environments. Vision-based methods struggle when flight speed increases and close-by objects lead to difficult visual conditions with considerable motion blur and large…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Stavrow A. Bahnam , Christophe De Wagter , Guido C. H. E. de Croon

Environmental perception with the multi-modal fusion of radar and camera is crucial in autonomous driving to increase accuracy, completeness, and robustness. This paper focuses on utilizing millimeter-wave (MMW) radar and camera sensor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Taohua Zhou , Yining Shi , Junjie Chen , Kun Jiang , Mengmeng Yang , Diange Yang

We introduce a multi-modal WAVE-DETR drone detector combining visible RGB and acoustic signals for robust real-life UAV object detection. Our approach fuses visual and acoustic features in a unified object detector model relying on the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-15 Razvan Stefanescu , Ethan Oh , Ruben Vazquez , Chris Mesterharm , Constantin Serban , Ritu Chadha

In this paper a vision-based system for detection, motion tracking and following of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with other UAV (follower) is presented. For detection of an airborne UAV we apply a convolutional neural network YOLO trained…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-05-03 Antonella Barisic , Marko Car , Stjepan Bogdan

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) market has been significantly growing and Considering the availability of drones at low-cost prices the possibility of misusing them, for illegal purposes such as drug trafficking, spying, and terrorist…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Kholoud AlDosari , AIbtisam Osman , Omar Elharrouss , Somaya AlMaadeed , Mohamed Zied Chaari

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

Deploying autonomous robots in crowded indoor environments usually requires them to have accurate dynamic obstacle perception. Although plenty of previous works in the autonomous driving field have investigated the 3D object detection…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-28 Zhefan Xu , Xiaoyang Zhan , Yumeng Xiu , Christopher Suzuki , Kenji Shimada

With the increasing use of drones across various industries, the navigation and tracking of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in challenging environments (such as GNSS-denied environments) have become critical issues. In this paper, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Iacopo Catalano , Ha Sier , Xianjia Yu , Tomi Westerlund , Jorge Pena Queralta

A remaining challenge in multirotor drone flight is the autonomous identification of viable landing sites in unstructured environments. One approach to solve this problem is to create lightweight, appearance-based terrain classifiers that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Joshua Springer , Gylfi Þór Guðmundsson , Marcel Kyas

Drones have become essential tools in a wide range of industries, including agriculture, surveying, and transportation. However, tracking unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in challenging environments, such cluttered or GNSS-denied…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-11 Iacopo Catalano , Jorge Peña Queralta , Tomi Westerlund

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) are emerging as a promising technology for both environmental and infrastructure monitoring, with broad use in a plethora of applications. Many such applications require the use of computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-19 Christos Kyrkou , George Plastiras , Stylianos Venieris , Theocharis Theocharides , Christos-Savvas Bouganis

Object detection using images or videos captured by drones is a promising technology with significant potential across various industries. However, a major challenge is that drone images are typically taken from high altitudes, making…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-17 Hyun-Ki Jung

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) especially drones, equipped with vision techniques have become very popular in recent years, with their extensive use in wide range of applications. Many of these applications require use of computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Subrahmanyam Vaddi , Chandan Kumar , Ali Jannesari

An efficient and accurate traffic monitoring system often takes advantages of multi-sensor detection to ensure the safety of urban traffic, promoting the accuracy and robustness of target detection and tracking. A method for target…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-26 Ming Zong , Jiaying Wu , Zhanyu Zhu , Jingen Ni

Radar is ubiquitous in autonomous driving systems due to its low cost and good adaptability to bad weather. Nevertheless, the radar detection performance is usually inferior because its point cloud is sparse and not accurate due to the poor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Yang Liu , Feng Wang , Naiyan Wang , Zhaoxiang Zhang

The use of drones for aerial cinematography has revolutionized several applications and industries that require live and dynamic camera viewpoints such as entertainment, sports, and security. However, safely controlling a drone while…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-30 Rogerio Bonatti , Cherie Ho , Wenshan Wang , Sanjiban Choudhury , Sebastian Scherer

Object detection is a core component of perception systems, providing the ego vehicle with information about its surroundings to ensure safe route planning. While cameras and Lidar have significantly advanced perception systems, their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Farzeen Munir , Shoaib Azam , Tomasz Kucner , Ville Kyrki , Moongu Jeon