Efficient algorithms for decision making and coverage deployment of connected multi-low-altitude platforms

HE Mohamadi, N Kara, M Lagha - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significantly in popularity in recent years,
and they are coupled with the emerging Internet-of-Things, 5G, and mobile edge computing …

Heuristic-driven strategy for boosting aerial photography with multi-UAV-aided Internet-of-Things platforms

HE Mohamadi, N Kara, M Lagha - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are gaining much attractiveness due to the
emerging 5G, Internet of things applications and the advances in artificial intelligence. Their …

Systems, devices, and methods for on-board sensing and control of micro aerial vehicles

G Loianno, YS Mulgaonkar, RV Kumar - US Patent 10,037,028, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, devices, and methods for on-board sensing and control of robotic vehicles
(eg, MAVs) using commercial off-the-shelf hand-held electronic devices as a sensing and …

Systems, devices, and methods for in-field diagnosis of growth stage and crop yield estimation in a plant area

JA Gurzoni, PT Aquino, MP Cortez - US Patent 10,891,482, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods, devices, and systems may be utilized for detecting one or more properties of a
plant area and generating a map of the plant area indicating at least one property of the …

Systems, devices, and methods for agricultural sample collection

D Orol, L Vacek, DV Kaufman, J Das… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
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reassignment THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ASSIGNMENT …

Multi-sensor fusion for robust autonomous flight in indoor and outdoor environments with a rotorcraft micro-aerial vehicle (MAV)

S Shen - US Patent 10,732,647, 2020 - Google Patents
The subject matter described herein includes a modular and extensible approach to
integrate noisy measurements from multiple heterogeneous sensors that yield either …

System and method for drone fleet management for harvesting and dilution

Y Maor - US Patent 11,194,348, 2021 - Google Patents
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Crop models and biometrics

N Papanikolopoulos, V Morellas, D Zermas… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Systems, techniques, and devices for detecting plant bio metrics, for example, plants in a
crop field. An imaging device of an unmanned vehicle may be used to generate a plurality of …

Systems and methods for generating safe trajectories for multi-vehicle teams

RV Kumar, SY Tang - US Patent 10,884,430, 2021 - Google Patents
The present subject matter relates to systems and methods for generating trajectories for a
plurality of vehicles in a multi-vehicle system. An optimal motion plan is determined for …

Systems for acquiring field condition data

N Nahuel-Andrejuk, JW Henry - US Patent 11,059,582, 2021 - Google Patents
A system for acquiring agricultural data includes a UAV with a controller and a sensing
device is provided. In several embodiments, the controller is configured to receive data …