Thermal infrared imaging of geothermal environments and by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): A case study of the Wairakei–Tauhara geothermal field, Taupo, New …

A Nishar, S Richards, D Breen, J Robertson, B Breen - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for civilian use make it possible to
regularly monitor geothermal environments at spatial and temporal scales that would be …

A real-time path planning algorithm for AUV in unknown underwater environment based on combining PSO and waypoint guidance

Z Yan, J Li, Y Wu, G Zhang - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
It is a challengeable task to plan multi-objective optimization paths for autonomous
underwater vehicles (AUVs) in an unknown environments, which involves reducing travel …

Flight plan specification and management for unmanned aircraft systems

E Santamaria, E Pastor, C Barrado, X Prats… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2012 - Springer
This paper presents a new concept for specifying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight
operations that aims at improving the waypoint based approach, found in most autopilot …

Enabling dynamic parametric scans for unmanned aircraft system remote sensing missions

P Royo, M Perez-Batlle, R Cuadrado, E Pastor - Journal of Aircraft, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a methodology for performing dynamic and parametric scanning
operations for unmanned aircraft systems on remote sensing missions. Most unmanned …

Motion Planning

Y Bestaoui Sebbane, Y Bestaoui Sebbane - Planning and Decision …, 2014 - Springer
Motion planning, still an active research topic is presented in this chapter. It is a fundamental
task for an aerial robot that must plan complex strategies and establish long-term plans …

Understanding warming effects on vegetation through geothermal hotspots: A case study of the Wairakei-Tauhara geothermal field, Taupo, New Zealand

A Nishar - 2017 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
Understanding and predicting warming effects on vegetation is a key challenge of the 21st
century. To date, warming experiments have been limited to isolated laboratory studies …

[PDF][PDF] Unmanned Aerial Systems, Overlap and Elevation

J Fraser - 2016 - academia.edu
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has rapidly become more accessible and easier
to use in the last 5 years. However, there is a dearth of research into the use of high …

Stödpunkters inverkan på osäkerheten vid georeferering av bilder tagna med UAS

M Persson, T Gunnarsson - 2013 - diva-portal.org
Sammanfattning Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) är obemannade flygfarkoster som
främst använts och utvecklats inom det militära. Under senare år har användandet även tagit …

UAV flight plan static validator

J Ittel - 2013 - upcommons.upc.edu
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been successfully used for military purposes for
several years. With advancing technology and improving acceptance UAS are expected to …

Evaluació de procediments VFR per UAS en aeroports no controlats

E Carbonell Batlle - 2012 - upcommons.upc.edu
El grup de recerca ICARUS de la UPC ha desenvolupat procediment per a l'operació
d'UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) en aeròdroms no controlats operats en regles de vol …