A UAV-assisted search and localization strategy in non-line-of-sight scenarios

B Yuan, R He, B Ai, R Chen, G Wang… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted ground targets localization is widely
used in search and rescue (SAR) scenes. In this article, we propose a UAV search and …

[HTML][HTML] UAVs-assisted passive source localization using robust TDOA ranging for search and rescue

RA Khalil, N Saeed, M Almutiry - ICT Express, 2023 - Elsevier
Estimating the location of a target in search-and-rescue operations is quite challenging
when the target is not responding. Therefore, in this paper, we investigate the passive target …

Cooperative relative localization for UAV swarm in GNSS-denied environment: A coalition formation game approach

L Ruan, G Li, W Dai, S Tian, G Fan… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms require accurate relative localization to safeguard
flight missions in the global navigation satellite system-denied environment due to a lack of …

Autonomous UAV trajectory for localizing ground objects: A reinforcement learning approach

D Ebrahimi, S Sharafeddine, PH Ho… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Disaster management, search and rescue missions, and health monitoring are examples of
critical applications that require object localization with high precision and sometimes in a …

BRM localization: UAV localization in GNSS-denied environments based on matching of numerical map and UAV images

J Choi, H Myung - 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Localization is one of the most important technologies needed to use Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) in actual fields. Currently, most UAVs use GNSS to estimate their position …

A hierarchical vision-based UAV localization for an open landing

H Yuan, C Xiao, S Xiu, W Zhan, Z Ye, F Zhang, C Zhou… - Electronics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The localization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for autonomous landing is challenging
because the relative positions of the landing objects are almost inaccessible and the objects …

High accuracy active stand-off target geolocation using UAV platform

X Yang, D Lin, F Zhang, T Song… - 2019 IEEE International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method for high accuracy geolocation of a distant ground stationary target using UAV
platform is developed. The UAV is equipped with electro-optical device and laser range …

An efficient UAV localization technique based on particle swarm optimization

W Zhang, W Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have recently attracted tremendous attentions in both
industries and academic communities. Thanks to the high mobility and flexibility, UAVs can …

Autonomous 3-D UAV localization using cellular networks: Deep supervised learning versus reinforcement learning approaches

G Afifi, Y Gadallah - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming an integral part of numerous commercial
and military applications. In many of these applications, the UAV is required to self-navigate …

Indoor visual-based localization system for multi-rotor uavs

M Bertoni, S Michieletto, R Oboe, G Michieletto - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Industry 4.0, smart homes, and the Internet of Things are boosting the employment of
autonomous aerial vehicles in indoor environments, where localization is still challenging …