Over the past several decades, there has been a constant increase in the use of unmanned
aircraft systems (UASs). Hence, there has also been a growth in the number of control …

BACKGROUND Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section
are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by …

Area coverage is one of the most common and important tasks for flying ad hoc networks
(FANETs). The increasingly large scale of FANETs brings challenges in communication and …

Background Drowning leading to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and death is a major
public health concern. Submersion with duration of less than 10 min is associated with …

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges for modern societies. Its consequences,
often associated with extreme events, have dramatic results worldwide. New synergies …

SOBRAL, André et al. Desastres naturais-sistemas de informação e vigilância: uma revisão
da literatura. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2010, vol. 19, n. 4, pp. 389-402. ISSN 1679 …

This article describes the design, fabrication, and flight test evaluation of a morphing
geometry quadcopter capable of changing its intersection angle in-flight. The experiments …

IntroductionThe proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has the potential
to change the way medical incident commanders (ICs) respond to mass-casualty incidents …

The concept of a mass event has been defined by the law on mass event security. The use
of drones to monitor events involves numerous benefits. Surveillance provided by means of …

The Australian wildfires in 2019–2020 have brought suffering to the Australian people. It is
essential to use models to help the Victorian government monitor and predict the occurrence …