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Autonomous mapping of unknown environments is a critical challenge, particularly in scenarios where time is limited. Multi-agent systems can enhance efficiency through collaboration, but the scalability of motion-planning algorithms remains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Sriram Rajasekar , Ashwini Ratnoo

While Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant traction across various fields, path planning in 3D environments remains a critical challenge, particularly under size, weight, and power (SWAP) constraints. Traditional modular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Yufei Jiang , Yuanzhu Zhan , Harsh Vardhan Gupta , Chinmay Borde , Junyi Geng

We present a multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle control (UAV) and estimation system for supporting replicable research through realistic simulations and real-world experiments. We propose a unique multi-frame localization paradigm for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Tomas Baca , Matej Petrlik , Matous Vrba , Vojtech Spurny , Robert Penicka , Daniel Hert , Martin Saska

-Navigation through narrow and irregular gaps is an essential skill in autonomous drones for applications such as inspection, search-and-rescue, and disaster response. However, traditional planning and control methods rely on explicit gap…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Linzuo Zhang , Yu Hu , Feng Yu , Yang Deng , Wenxian Yu , Danping Zou

While deep reinforcement learning (RL) methods have achieved unprecedented successes in a range of challenging problems, their applicability has been mainly limited to simulation or game domains due to the high sample complexity of the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-09-26 Siyi Li , Tianbo Liu , Chi Zhang , Dit-Yan Yeung , Shaojie Shen

Unmanned aircraft systems can perform some more dangerous and difficult missions than manned aircraft systems. In some highly complicated and changeable tasks, such as air combat, the maneuvering decision mechanism is required to sense the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-08-29 Zhencai Hu , Peng Gao , Fei Wang

Many adversarial attacks have been proposed to investigate the security issues of deep neural networks. In the black-box setting, current model stealing attacks train a substitute model to counterfeit the functionality of the target model.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Chen Ma , Li Chen , Jun-Hai Yong

The capability of UAVs for efficient autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance in complex and unknown environments is critical for applications in agricultural irrigation, disaster relief and logistics. In this paper, we propose the DPRL…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Junqiao Wang , Zhongliang Yu , Dong Zhou , Jiaqi Shi , Runran Deng

Although an ever-growing number of applications employ deep learning based systems for prediction, decision-making, or state estimation, almost no certification processes have been established that would allow such systems to be deployed in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Romeo Valentin

Nano-size drones hold enormous potential to explore unknown and complex environments. Their small size makes them agile and safe for operation close to humans and allows them to navigate through narrow spaces. However, their tiny size and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Hanna Müller , Vlad Niculescu , Tommaso Polonelli , Michele Magno , Luca Benini

Dangerous surroundings and difficult-to-reach landscapes introduce significant complications for adequate disaster management and recuperation. These problems can be solved by engaging unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provided with embedded…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Branislava Jankovic , Sabina Jangirova , Waseem Ullah , Latif U. Khan , Mohsen Guizani

With increasing urban population, there is global interest in Urban Air Mobility (UAM), where hundreds of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) execute missions in the airspace above cities. Unlike traditional human-in-the-loop air…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-25 Alëna Rodionova , Yash Vardhan Pant , Kuk Jang , Houssam Abbas , Rahul Mangharam

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…

Obstacle avoidance for unmanned aerial vehicles like quadrotors is a popular research topic. Most existing research focuses only on static environments, and obstacle avoidance in environments with multiple dynamic obstacles remains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Xiyu Fan , Minghao Lu , Bowen Xu , Peng Lu

In order to improve usability and safety, modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are equipped with sensors to monitor the environment, such as laser-scanners and cameras. One important aspect in this monitoring process is to detect…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-24 Boitumelo Ruf , Sebastian Monka , Matthias Kollmann , Michael Grinberg

This study proposes a novel multi-objective integer programming model for a collision-free discrete drone path planning problem. Considering the possibility of bypassing obstacles or flying above them, this study aims to minimize the path…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-20 Mahmoud Golabi , Soheila Ghambari , Julien Lepagnot , Laetitia Jourdan , Mathieu Brevilliers , Lhassane Idoumghar

Deep learning-based models, such as recurrent neural networks (RNNs), have been applied to various sequence learning tasks with great success. Following this, these models are increasingly replacing classic approaches in object tracking…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Stefan Becker , Ronny Hug , Wolfgang Hübner , Michael Arens , Brendan T. Morris

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

Inferring behavior model of a running software system is quite useful for several automated software engineering tasks, such as program comprehension, anomaly detection, and testing. Most existing dynamic model inference techniques are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Mohammad Jafar Mashhadi , Hadi Hemmati

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) are attaining more and more maneuverability and sensory ability as a promising teleoperation platform for intelligent interaction with the environments. This work presents a novel 5-degree-of-freedom (DoF)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-28 Caiwu Ding , Hongwu Peng , Lu Lu , Caiwen Ding