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I describe a framework for adaptive scientific exploration based on iterating an Observation--Inference--Design cycle that allows adjustment of hypotheses and observing protocols in response to the results of observation on-the-fly, as data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Thomas J. Loredo

Deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is recently getting significant attention due to a variety of practical use cases, such as surveillance, data gathering, and commodity delivery. Since UAVs are powered by batteries, energy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-12 Ali Rahmati , Seyyedali Hosseinalipour , Ismail Guvenc , Huaiyu Dai , Arupjyoti Bhuyan

This paper studies a rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assisted wireless network, where a UAV is dispatched to disseminate information to a group of ground terminals (GTs) and returns to a recharging station (RS) before the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-04-29 Yuan Liao , Vasilis Friderikos

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are pivotal for future 6G non-terrestrial networks, yet their high mobility creates a complex coupled optimization problem for beamforming and trajectory design. Existing numerical methods suffer from…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-20 Ruiqi Wang , Essra M. Ghoura , Omar Alhussein , Yuzhi Yang , Jing Ren , Shizhong Xu , Sami Muhaidat

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) denied environments/conditions require unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to energy-efficiently and reliably fly. To this end, this study presents perception-and-energy-aware motion planning for UAVs…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Reiya Takemura , Genya Ishigami

Effective path planning is fundamental to the coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) systems, particularly in applications such as surveillance, navigation, and emergency response. Combining…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Fangzhou Zhao , Yao Sun , Jianglin Lan , Lan Zhang , Xuesong Liu , Muhammad Ali Imran

This paper addresses the problem of detecting radioactive material in transit using an UAV of minimal sensing capability, where the objective is to classify the target's radioactivity as the vehicle plans its paths through the workspace…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-05-24 Indrajeet Yadav , Kevin Eckenhoff , Guoquan Huang , Herbert G. Tanner

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted significant interest recently in assisting wireless communication due to their high maneuverability, flexible deployment, and low cost. This paper considers a multi-UAV enabled wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-10 Qingqing Wu , Yong Zeng , Rui Zhang

It is becoming a key feature of UAV communication network to integrate sensing function into communication equipment to realize sensing communication integration.The existing perceptual communication fusion schemes focus on the design under…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-10 Sang Wanchao , Gao Hui , Xu Wenjun

To enhance both the sensing and covert communication performance, a dual-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided scheme is proposed for integrated sensing and communication networks, in which one UAV maneuvers as the aerial dual-functional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Jingke Sun , Liang Yang , Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos , Theodoros A. Tsiftsis , Hongwu Liu

Multi-UAV pursuit-evasion, where pursuers aim to capture evaders, poses a key challenge for UAV swarm intelligence. Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has demonstrated potential in modeling cooperative behaviors, but most RL-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Jiayu Chen , Chao Yu , Guosheng Li , Wenhao Tang , Shilong Ji , Xinyi Yang , Botian Xu , Huazhong Yang , Yu Wang

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) path planning algorithms often assume a knowledge reward function or priority map, indicating the most important areas to visit. In this paper we propose a method to create priority maps for monitoring or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Vera L. J. Somers , Ian R. Manchester

Credible microscopic traffic simulation requires car-following models that capture both the average response and the substantial variability observed across drivers and situations. However, most data-driven calibrations remain…

Applications · Statistics 2026-02-06 Menglin Kong , Chengyuan Zhang , Lijun Sun

Millimeter-wave or terahertz communications can meet demands of low-altitude economy networks for high-throughput sensing and real-time decision making. However, high-frequency characteristics of wireless channels result in severe…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Min Hao , Zhizhuo Li , Zirui Zhang , Maoqiang Wu , Han Zhang , Rong Yu

With the growing popularity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for consumer applications, the number of accidents involving UAVs is also increasing rapidly. Therefore, motion safety of UAVs has become a prime concern for UAV operators. For…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-12-21 Adnan Ashraf , Amin Majd , Elena Troubitsyna

In this letter, a resilient path planning scheme is proposed to navigate a UAV to the planned (nominal) destination with minimum energy-consumption in the presence of a smart attacker. The UAV is equipped with two sensors, a GPS sensor,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Jiayi He , Xin Gong , Yukang Cui , Tingwen Huang

Networks built on the IEEE 802.11 standard have experienced rapid growth in the last decade. Their field of application is vast, including smart home applications, Internet of Things (IoT), and short-range high throughput static and dynamic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Pavlo Mykytyn , Ronald Chitauro , Zoya Dyka , Peter Langendoerfer

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are recognized as promising technologies for area coverage due to the flexibility and adaptability. However, the ability of a single UAV is limited, and as for the large-scale three-dimensional (3D) scenario,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-22 Jia He , Ziye Jia , Chao Dong , Junyu Liu , Qihui Wu , Jingxian Liu

Over the air computation (AirComp) is a promising technique that addresses big data collection and fast wireless data aggregation. However, in a network where wireless communication and AirComp coexist, mutual interference becomes a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-08 Xunqiang Lan , Xiao Tang , Ruonan Zhang , Bin Li , Yichen Wang , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han

In this paper, we address the problem of adaptive path planning for accurate semantic segmentation of terrain using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The usage of UAVs for terrain monitoring and remote sensing is rapidly gaining momentum due…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-05 Felix Stache , Jonas Westheider , Federico Magistri , Marija Popović , Cyrill Stachniss