Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A review
Nowadays, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian
and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel …
and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel …
A review of artificial intelligence applied to path planning in UAV swarms
Abstract Path Planning problems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are among the
most studied knowledge areas in the related literature. However, few of them have been …
most studied knowledge areas in the related literature. However, few of them have been …
Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4) with appendage repurposing for locomotion plasticity enhancement
Robot designs can take many inspirations from nature, where there are many examples of
highly resilient and fault-tolerant locomotion strategies to navigate complex terrains by …
highly resilient and fault-tolerant locomotion strategies to navigate complex terrains by …
Science, technology and the future of small autonomous drones
We are witnessing the advent of a new era of robots—drones—that can autonomously fly in
natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated with defence …
natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated with defence …
Reinforcement learning based two-level control framework of UAV swarm for cooperative persistent surveillance in an unknown urban area
Y Liu, H Liu, Y Tian, C Sun - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Persistent surveillance in a complex unknown urban area by an unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) swarm is a low-cost, promising future application for anti-terrorism, disaster …
(UAV) swarm is a low-cost, promising future application for anti-terrorism, disaster …
An avian-inspired passive mechanism for quadrotor perching
CE Doyle, JJ Bird, TA Isom, JC Kallman… - IEEE/ASME …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flying robots capable of perch-and-stare are desirable for reconnaissance missions.
Inspired by an adaptation that enables songbirds to sleep in trees without active muscle …
Inspired by an adaptation that enables songbirds to sleep in trees without active muscle …
Launching the AquaMAV: bioinspired design for aerial–aquatic robotic platforms
Abstract Current Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) are greatly limited by being able to operate in
air only. Designing multimodal MAVs that can fly effectively, dive into the water and retake …
air only. Designing multimodal MAVs that can fly effectively, dive into the water and retake …