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Cameras are rapidly becoming the choice for on-board sensors towards space rendezvous due to their small form factor and inexpensive power, mass, and volume costs. When it comes to docking, however, they typically serve a secondary role,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-22 Duarte Rondao , Lei He , Nabil Aouf

In this paper, we present a novel developmental reinforcement learning-based controller for a quadcopter with thrust vectoring capabilities. This multirotor UAV design has tilt-enabled rotors. It utilizes the rotor force magnitude and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-07-16 Aditya M. Deshpande , Rumit Kumar , Ali A. Minai , Manish Kumar

The combination of data from multiple sensors, also known as sensor fusion or data fusion, is a key aspect in the design of autonomous robots. In particular, algorithms able to accommodate sensor fusion techniques enable increased accuracy,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-26 Li Qingqing , Jorge Peña Queralta , Tuan Nguyen Gia , Zhuo Zou , Tomi Westerlund

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have received plenty of attention due to their high flexibility and enhanced communication ability, nonetheless, the limited onboard energy restricts UAVs' application on persistent data collection missions…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Rui Wang , Deshi Li , Qingqing Wu , Kaitao Meng , Boning Feng , Lele Cong

Magneto-inductive navigation is an inexpensive and easily deployable solution to many of today's navigation problems. By utilizing very low frequency magnetic fields, magneto-inductive technology circumvents the problems with attenuation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-19 Johan Wahlström , Manon Kok , Pedro Porto Buarque de Gusmao , Traian E. Abrudan , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant attention for improving wireless communication, especially in emergencies or as a complement to existing cellular infrastructure. This letter addresses the problem of efficiently…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-30 Alexander Vavoulas , Konstantinos K. Delibasis , Harilaos G. Sandalidis , George Nousias , Nicholas Vaiopoulos

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted data collection has been emerging as a prominent application due to its flexibility, mobility, and low operational cost. However, under the dynamic and uncertainty of IoT data collection and energy…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-22 Nam H. Chu , Dinh Thai Hoang , Diep N. Nguyen , Nguyen Van Huynh , Eryk Dutkiewicz

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly used in the context of remote sensing missions such as target search and tracking, mapping, or surveillance monitoring. In the first part of our paper we consider agent dynamics,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Richard Carney , Monique Chyba , Chris Gray , Corey Shanbrom , George Wilkens

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and aerial object recognition are critical for modern surveillance and security, prompting a need for robust systems that overcome limitations of single-modality approaches. This research addresses…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Mauro Larrat , Claudomiro Sales

In this paper, we propose a multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted integrated sensing, communication, and computation network. Specifically, the treble-functional UAVs are capable of offering communication and edge computing services…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Sicong Peng , Bin Li , Lei Liu , Zesong Fei , Dusit Niyato

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Search and rescue operations (SAR) to navigate challenging terrain while maintaining reliable communication with the cellular network is a promising approach. This paper suggests a novel technique…

This paper contributes a novel and modularized learning-based method for aerial robots navigating cluttered environments containing hard-to-perceive thin obstacles without assuming access to a map or the full pose estimation of the robot.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-24 Mihir Kulkarni , Huan Nguyen , Kostas Alexis

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly populating urban areas for delivery and surveillance purposes. In this work, we develop an optimal navigation strategy based on Deep Reinforcement Learning. The environment is represented by…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Federica Tonti , Ricardo Vinuesa

In this paper, a combat Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) is modeled in the simulation environment. The rotary wing UAV is successfully performed various tasks such as locking on the targets, tracking, and sharing the relevant data with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-28 A. Huzeyfe Demir , Berke Yavas , Mehmet Yazici , Dogukan Aksu , M. Ali Aydin

In recent years, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has seen rapid advancements, significantly improving operational efficiency and mitigating risks associated with manual tasks in domains such as industrial inspection,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Wenyi Liu , Huajie Wu , Liuyu Shi , Fangcheng Zhu , Yuying Zou , Fanze Kong , Fu Zhang

A tethered marsupial robotics system comprises three components: an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and a tether connecting both robots. Marsupial systems are highly beneficial in industry as they extend the…

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

This paper introduces a high-performance artificial intelligence operating system tailored for low-altitude aviation, designed to address key challenges such as real-time task execution, computational efficiency, and seamless modular…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Minzhe Tan , Xinlin Fan , Jian He , Yi Hou , Zhan Liu , Yaopeng Jiang , Y. M. Jiang

Recent years have seen tremendous advancements in the area of autonomous payload delivery via unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. However, most of these works involve delivering the payload at a predetermined location using its GPS…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-11 Aditya Vadduri , Anagh Benjwal , Abhishek Pai , Elkan Quadros , Aniruddh Kammar , Prajwal Uday

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a key enabler for next-generation wireless networks due to their on-demand deployment, high mobility, and ability to provide Line-of-Sight (LoS) connectivity. These features make UAVs…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Kamran Shafafi , Alaa Awad Abdellatif , Manuel Ricardo , Rui Campos