The age of automation is upon us. Few decades earlier, nearly all the flying vehicles were
human-controlled. Nowadays, almost every air vehicle is partially automated or getting …

Autonomous selection of landing sites is an important capability of a mission when
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) face technical difficulties or adverse weather, especially in …

There is a marked increase in delivery services in urban areas, and with Jeff Bezos claiming
that 86% of the orders that Amazon ships weigh less than 5 lbs, the time is ripe for …

Finding safe landing zones (SLZ) in urban areas and natural scenes is one of the many
challenges that must be overcome in automating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) …

Automatic identification of the landing area is crucial for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to
land correctly and safely. Using passive vision sensors to achieve this objective is a very …

Due to increased potential applications of unmanned aerial vehicles over urban areas,
algorithms for the safe landing of these devices have become more critical. One way to …

Automatic identification of the landing area is crucial for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to
land correctly and safely. Using passive vision sensors to achieve this objective is a very …

In this thesis we will discuss the process for data preparation of visual or image data ready
for use in Artificial Neural Network systems. The thesis will present these concepts, their …