Purpose In recent decades, the field of robotic map** has witnessed widespread research
and development in light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-based simultaneous localization …

Limited flight duration is a considerable obstacle to the widespread application of micro
aerial vehicles (MAVs),–, especially for ultralightweight MAVs weighing less than 10 g …

New types of aerial robots (NTARs) have found extensive applications in the military, civilian
contexts, scientific research, disaster management, and various other domains. Compared …

Perceiving and map** the surroundings are essential for autonomous navigation in any
robotic platform. The algorithm class that enables accurate map** while correcting the …

Aiming at the autonomous navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in complex and
unknown environments, this article combines transfer reinforcement learning theory with an …

Three-dimensional (3D) perception is vital to drive mobile robotics' progress toward
intelligence. However, state-of-the-art 3D perception solutions require complicated …

Aerial swarm systems possess immense potential in various aspects, such as cooperative
exploration, target tracking, and search and rescue. Efficient accurate self-and mutual state …

Single rotor-base unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent the most minimalistic design
to implement an aerial vehicle. We describe here a mono-rotor UAV, also named mono …

This letter presents a novel tilt-rotor octocopter that can generate tiltable thrust without the
need for servo-driven mechanisms. The octocopter's eight rotors are divided into pairs and …

Abstract Micro Aerial Robots (MARs) are expected to increase their payload carrying
capacity and flight time, and to serve in limited areas. These demands can only be met by …