MRS drone: A modular platform for real-world deployment of aerial multi-robot systems

D Hert, T Baca, P Petracek, V Kratky, R Penicka… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a modular autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform called
the Multi-robot System (MRS) Drone that can be used in a large range of indoor and outdoor …

On onboard LiDAR-based flying object detection

M Vrba, V Walter, V Pritzl, M Pliska… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new robust and accurate approach for the detection and localization of flying objects with
the purpose of highly dynamic aerial interception and agile multirobot interaction is …

SphereMap: Dynamic multi-layer graph structure for rapid safety-aware UAV planning

T Musil, M Petrlík, M Saska - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A flexible topological representation consisting of a two-layer graph structure built on-board
an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by continuously filling the free space of an occupancy …

Adaptive estimation of UAV altitude in complex indoor environments using degraded and time-delayed measurements with time-varying uncertainties

V Pritzl, M Vrba, C Tortorici, R Ashour… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel approach for robust Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) altitude estimation relying on
laser measurements that is designed for use in complex indoor environments is proposed in …

Multi-robot, multi-sensor exploration of multifarious environments with full mission aerial autonomy

G Best, R Garg, J Keller… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We present a coordinated autonomy pipeline for multi-sensor exploration of confined
environments. We simultaneously address four broad challenges that are typically …

Fusion of Visual-Inertial Odometry with LiDAR Relative Localization for Cooperative Guidance of a Micro-Scale Aerial Vehicle

V Pritzl, M Vrba, P Štěpán, M Saska - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.17544, 2023 - arxiv.org
A novel relative localization approach for cooperative guidance of a micro-scale Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) fusing Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) with Light Detection and Ranging …

An autonomous UAV system based on adaptive LiDAR inertial odometry for practical exploration in complex environments

B Kim, MB Azhari, J Park, DH Shim - Journal of Field Robotics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer many advantages over ground vehicles, including
quadruped robots, based on high maneuverability when performing exploration in complex …

Multimodal dataset from harsh sub-terranean environment with aerosol particles for frontier exploration

A Kyuroson, N Dahlquist… - … on Control and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Algorithms for autonomous navigation in environments without Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) coverage mainly rely on onboard perception systems. These systems …

Drones guiding drones: Cooperative navigation of a less-equipped micro aerial vehicle in cluttered environments

V Pritzl, M Vrba, Y Stasinchuk, V Krátký… - 2024 IEEE/RSJ …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reliable deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in cluttered unknown
environments requires accurate sensors for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) …

Cooperative Indoor Exploration Leveraging a Mixed-Size UAV Team with Heterogeneous Sensors

M Cihlářová, V Pritzl, M Saska - 2024 IEEE 20th International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heterogeneous teams of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can enhance the exploration
capabilities of aerial robots by exploiting different strengths and abilities of varying UAVs …