Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used platforms to carry data capturing sensors
for various applications. The reason for this success can be found in many aspects: the high …

Robotic systems performing end-user oriented autonomous exploration can be deployed in
different scenarios which not only require map** but also simultaneous inspection of …

Abstract Automation in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)-based structural inspections has
gained significant traction given the scale and complexity of infrastructure. A core problem in …

In this paper, we propose a novel cluster-based Next-Best-View path planning algorithm to
simultaneously explore and inspect large-scale unknown environments with multiple …

Efficiently collecting 3-D information in complex forest environments holds significant
importance for forest surveys. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) or ground-based mobile laser …

In this article, we propose an original solution to the problem of surface reconstruction of
large-scale unknown environments, with multiple cooperative robots. As they progress …

The remote sensing 3D reconstruction of mountain areas has a wide range of applications in
surveying, visualization, and game modeling. Different from indoor objects, outdoor …

The efficiency of path-planning in robot navigation is crucial in tasks such as search-and-
rescue and disaster surveying, but this is emphasized even more when considering multi …

Abstract Automated three-dimensional (3D) object reconstruction is the task of building a
geometric representation of a physical object by means of sensing its surface. Even though …

High-quality observations of the real world are crucial for a variety of applications, including
producing 3D printed replicas of small-scale scenes and conducting inspections of large …