Concrete crack identification using a UAV incorporating hybrid image processing

H Kim, J Lee, E Ahn, S Cho, M Shin, SH Sim - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Crack assessment is an essential process in the maintenance of concrete structures. In
general, concrete cracks are inspected by manual visual observation of the surface, which is …

A survey of an intelligent multi-agent formation control

Q Chen, Y Wang, Y **, T Wang, X Nie, T Yan - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
We present an overview of formation control for multi-agent systems. Multi-agent formation
cooperation is important to accomplish assigned tasks more efficiently and safely compared …

[HTML][HTML] Information quality assessment for data fusion systems

MA Becerra, C Tobón, AE Castro-Ospina… - Data, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a comprehensive description of the current literature on data fusion,
with an emphasis on Information Quality (IQ) and performance evaluation. This literature …

[HTML][HTML] A vision-based approach to UAV detection and tracking in cooperative applications

R Opromolla, G Fasano, D Accardo - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a visual-based approach that allows an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV) to detect and track a cooperative flying vehicle autonomously using a monocular …

MEMS gyros temperature calibration through artificial neural networks

R Fontanella, D Accardo, RSL Moriello… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, the application of Artificial Neural Networks to perform the thermal calibration
of bias for Micro Electro-Mechanical gyros that are installed in Inertial Measurement Units is …

Assessment of the positioning accuracy of DGPS and EGNOS systems in the Bay of Gdansk using maritime dynamic measurements

C Specht, J Pawelski, L Smolarek, M Specht… - The Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) and the European Geostationary Navigation
Overlay Service (EGNOS) are included in a group of supporting systems (Ground-Based …

Local control of unmanned air vehicles in the mountain area

P Kurdel, M Češkovič, N Gecejová, F Adamčík… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
The task of increasing the accuracy and stabilization of the flight of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAV) in the alpine environment is a complex problem. It is related to the evaluation …

An onboard vision-based system for autonomous landing of a low-cost quadrotor on a novel landing pad

X Liu, S Zhang, J Tian, L Liu - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an onboard vision-based system for the autonomous landing of a low-cost
quadrotor is presented. A novel landing pad with different optical markers sizes is carefully …

Tightly-coupled GNSS/vision using a sky-pointing camera for vehicle navigation in urban areas

PV Gakne, K O'Keefe - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a method of fusing the ego-motion of a robot or a land vehicle estimated
from an upward-facing camera with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals for …