Reliability theory and practice for unmanned aerial vehicles

L **ng, BW Johnson - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to rapid advancements on the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs), also known as drones, are transforming numerous military and civil application …

Sensors and measurements for UAV safety: An overview

E Balestrieri, P Daponte, L De Vito, F Picariello… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles'(UAVs) safety has gained great research interest due to the
increase in the number of UAVs in circulation and their applications, which has inevitably …

Reliability and maintenance analysis of unmanned aerial vehicles

E Petritoli, F Leccese, L Ciani - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on the development of a new logistic approach based on reliability and
maintenance assessment, with the final aim of establishing a more efficient interval for the …

Physical risk assessment of drone integration in construction using 4D simulation

Z Zhu, I Jeelani, M Gheisari - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Drones are increasingly being used in construction for various applications. However, this
integration has increased interactions between drones and workers, posing significant …

UAV fleet as a dependable service for smart cities: Model-based assessment and application

V Kharchenko, I Kliushnikov, A Rucinski, H Fesenko… - Smart Cities, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper suggests a model-based approach to assessment and choice of parameters of
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleets applied as one of the main services for Smart Cities …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing user localization with an integrated sensing and communication (isac) system: An experimental uav search-and-rescue use case

S Moro, F Linsalata, M Manzoni, M Magarini… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper explores the potential of an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)
system to enhance search-and-rescue operations. While prior research has explored ISAC …

Failure analysis for an unmanned aerial vehicle using safe path planning

CE Lin, PC Shao - Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are sufficiently mature to operate in manned airspace.
Failure analysis with a risk assessment is critical to aviation safety. Performance criteria are …

Review of reliability assessment methods of drone swarm (fleet) and a new importance evaluation based method of drone swarm structure analysis

E Zaitseva, V Levashenko, R Mukhamediev, N Brinzei… - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drones, or UAVs, are developed very intensively. There are many effective applications of
drones for problems of monitoring, searching, detection, communication, delivery, and …

Safety and security of drones in the oil and gas industry

SO Johnsen, T Bakken, AA Transeth… - e-proceedings of the …, 2020 - sintef.brage.unit.no
This paper describes safety and security challenges and best practices of the use of drones
in the oil and gas industry, with consideration of the harsh weather conditions in the …

High accuracy buoyancy for underwater gliders: The uncertainty in the depth control

E Petritoli, F Leccese, M Cagnetti - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper is a section of several preliminary studies of the Underwater Drones Group of the
Università degli Studi “Roma Tre” Science Department: We describe the study philosophy …