6G Communication New Paradigm: The Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
With the continuous development of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRSs) and Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), their combination has become foundational technologies to …
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), their combination has become foundational technologies to …
MRS drone: A modular platform for real-world deployment of aerial multi-robot systems
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 …
the Multi-robot System (MRS) Drone that can be used in a large range of indoor and outdoor …
Communications-aware robotics: Challenges and opportunities
The use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has
seen significant growth in the research community, industry, and society. Many of these …
seen significant growth in the research community, industry, and society. Many of these …
On onboard LiDAR-based flying object detection
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 …
the purpose of highly dynamic aerial interception and agile multirobot interaction is …
UAVs beneath the surface: Cooperative autonomy for subterranean search and rescue in DARPA SubT
This paper presents a novel approach for autonomous cooperating UAVs in search and
rescue operations in subterranean domains with complex topology. The proposed system …
rescue operations in subterranean domains with complex topology. The proposed system …
New era in cultural heritage preservation: Cooperative aerial autonomy for fast digitalization of difficult-to-access interiors of historical monuments
Digital documentation of large interiors of historical buildings is an exhausting task as most
of the areas of interest are beyond typical human reach. We advocate the use of fully …
of the areas of interest are beyond typical human reach. We advocate the use of fully …
Landing a UAV in harsh winds and turbulent open waters
Landing an unmanned aerial vehicle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on top of an
unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in harsh open waters is a challenging problem, owing to …
unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in harsh open waters is a challenging problem, owing to …
PACNav: a collective navigation approach for UAV swarms deprived of communication and external localization
Abstract This article proposes Persistence Administered Collective Navigation (PACNav) as
an approach for achieving the decentralized collective navigation of unmanned aerial …
an approach for achieving the decentralized collective navigation of unmanned aerial …
Model predictive control-based trajectory generation for agile landing of unmanned aerial vehicle on a moving boat
This paper proposes a novel trajectory generation method based on Model Predictive
Control (MPC) for agile landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) onto an Unmanned …
Control (MPC) for agile landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) onto an Unmanned …
A Signal Temporal Logic approach for task-based coordination of multi-aerial systems: A wind turbine inspection case study
The paper addresses task assignment and trajectory generation for collaborative inspection
missions using a fleet of multi-rotors, focusing on the wind turbine inspection scenario. The …
missions using a fleet of multi-rotors, focusing on the wind turbine inspection scenario. The …