Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles in bushfire management: Challenges and opportunities
The intensity and frequency of bushfires have increased significantly, destroying property
and living species in recent years. Presently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology …
and living species in recent years. Presently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology …
A comprehensive survey of research towards AI-enabled unmanned aerial systems in pre-, active-, and post-wildfire management
Wildfires have emerged as one of the most destructive natural disasters worldwide, causing
catastrophic losses. These losses have underscored the urgent need to improve public …
catastrophic losses. These losses have underscored the urgent need to improve public …
[PDF][PDF] Multi-Agent Graph-Attention Communication and Teaming.
High-performing teams learn effective communication strategies to judiciously share
information and reduce the cost of communication overhead. Within multi-agent …
information and reduce the cost of communication overhead. Within multi-agent …
Unmanned aerial vehicles for wildland fires: Sensing, perception, cooperation and assistance
Wildfires represent a significant natural risk causing economic losses, human death and
environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and …
environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and …
Drone swarms in fire suppression activities: A conceptual framework
E Ausonio, P Bagnerini, M Ghio - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent huge technological development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can
provide breakthrough means of fighting wildland fires. We propose an innovative forest …
provide breakthrough means of fighting wildland fires. We propose an innovative forest …
[HTML][HTML] Holistic review of UAV-centric situational awareness: Applications, limitations, and algorithmic challenges
This paper presents a comprehensive survey of UAV-centric situational awareness (SA),
delineating its applications, limitations, and underlying algorithmic challenges. It highlights …
delineating its applications, limitations, and underlying algorithmic challenges. It highlights …
Human-robot teaming: grand challenges
Abstract Purpose of Review Current real-world interaction between humans and robots is
extremely limited. We present challenges that, if addressed, will enable humans and robots …
extremely limited. We present challenges that, if addressed, will enable humans and robots …
Multi-UAV planning for cooperative wildfire coverage and tracking with quality-of-service guarantees
In recent years, teams of robot and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been
commissioned by researchers to enable accurate, online wildfire coverage and tracking …
commissioned by researchers to enable accurate, online wildfire coverage and tracking …
UAV path planning using global and local map information with deep reinforcement learning
Path planning methods for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are typically
designed for one specific type of mission. This work presents a method for autonomous UAV …
designed for one specific type of mission. This work presents a method for autonomous UAV …
[PDF][PDF] Learning Efficient Diverse Communication for Cooperative Heterogeneous Teaming.
High-performing teams learn intelligent and efficient communication and coordination
strategies to maximize their joint utility. These teams implicitly understand the different roles …
strategies to maximize their joint utility. These teams implicitly understand the different roles …