A review of GNSS-independent UAV navigation techniques

N Gyagenda, JV Hatilima, H Roth, V Zhmud - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Application of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in environments devoid of GNSS
(Global Navigation Satellite System) service has motivated research into GNSS …

A review for control theory and condition monitoring on construction robots

H Shi, R Li, X Bai, Y Zhang, L Min… - Journal of Field …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The application of robotic technologies in building construction leads to great convenience
and productivity improvement, and construction robots (CRs) bring enormous opportunities …

Vision-based finite-time uncooperative target tracking for UAV subject to actuator saturation

P Sun, B Zhu, Z Zuo, MV Basin - Automatica, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, a vision-based finite-time control is proposed for an unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) subject to actuator saturation to track an uncooperative target. The finite-time control …

Three-dimensional bearing-only target following via observability-enhanced helical guidance

J Li, Z Ning, S He, CH Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the problem of air-to-air target following of micro aerial vehicles (MAVs)
motivated by the application of defense against malicious MAVs. When the bearing of the …

Dynamic landing of an autonomous quadrotor on a moving platform in turbulent wind conditions

A Paris, BT Lopez, JP How - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous landing on a moving platform presents unique challenges for multirotor
vehicles, including the need to accurately localize the platform, fast trajectory planning, and …

Design, detection, and tracking of customized fiducial markers

D Jurado-Rodríguez, R Muñoz-Salinas… - IEEE …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fiducial markers such as QR codes, ArUco, and AprilTag have become very popular tools
for labeling and camera positioning. They are robust and easy to detect, even in devices …

Vision-based prescribed performance control for UAV target tracking subject to actuator saturation

P Sun, B Zhu, S Li - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a vision-based prescribed performance control is proposed for an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) subject to actuator saturation to track an uncooperative target. It is …

Image-based UAV position and velocity estimation using a monocular camera

SY Nabavi-Chashmi, D Asadi, K Ahmadi - Control Engineering Practice, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Autonomous landing of aerial vehicles is challenging, especially in emergency flight
scenarios in which precise information about the vehicle and the environment is required for …

Fractal markers: A new approach for long-range marker pose estimation under occlusion

FJ Romero-Ramire, R Munoz-Salinas… - IEEE …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Squared fiducial markers are a powerful tool for camera pose estimation in applications
such as robots, unmanned vehicles and augmented reality. The four corners of a single …

Optimal formation tracking control based on reinforcement learning for multi-UAV systems

W Wang, X Chen, J Jia, K Wu, M **e - Control Engineering Practice, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper investigates the problem of optimal formation tracking control for multi-UAV
systems with model uncertainty and external disturbances. Firstly, by combining the sliding …