[HTML][HTML] A review of UAV autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments

Y Chang, Y Cheng, U Manzoor, J Murray - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have drawn increased research interest in recent years,
leading to a vast number of applications, such as, terrain exploration, disaster assistance …

3d sensors for sewer inspection: A quantitative review and analysis

CH Bahnsen, AS Johansen, MP Philipsen… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Automating inspection of critical infrastructure such as sewer systems will help utilities
optimize maintenance and replacement schedules. The current inspection process consists …

A robust UAV system for operations in a constrained environment

M Petrlík, T Báča, D Heřt, M Vrba… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter we present an autonomous system intended for aerial monitoring, inspection
and assistance in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations within a constrained workspace …

An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle system for fast exploration of large complex indoor environments

V Krátký, P Petráček, T Báča… - Journal of field robotics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper introduces an autonomous system employing multirotor unmanned aerial
vehicles for fast 3D exploration and inspection of vast, unknown, dynamic, and complex …

Dronument: System for reliable deployment of micro aerial vehicles in dark areas of large historical monuments

P Petráček, V Krátký, M Saska - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a self-contained system for robust deployment of autonomous aerial
vehicles in environments without access to global navigation systems and with limited …

Multisensor data fusion approach for sediment assessment of sewers in operation

C Li, K Chen, H Li, H Luo - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban sewer systems are essential components of urban water infrastructure, but their
operations are often affected by sediment. Existing sediment assessment methods generally …

Autonomous reflectance transformation imaging by a team of unmanned aerial vehicles

V Krátký, P Petráček, V Spurný… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A Reflectance Transformation Imaging technique (RTI) realized by multi-rotor Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with a focus on deployment in difficult to access buildings is …

Autonomous MAV-based indoor chimney inspection with 3D laser localization and textured surface reconstruction

J Quenzel, M Nieuwenhuisen, D Droeschel… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2019 - Springer
Inspection of industrial chimneys and smoke pipes induces high costs due to production
downtimes and imposes risks to the health of human workers due to high temperatures and …

Team NimbRo at MBZIRC 2017: Fast landing on a moving target and treasure hunting with a team of micro aerial vehicles

M Beul, M Nieuwenhuisen, J Quenzel… - Journal of Field …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) 2017 has
defined ambitious new benchmarks to advance the state‐of‐the‐art in autonomous …

Collaborative object picking and delivery with a team of micro aerial vehicles at MBZIRC

M Nieuwenhuisen, M Beul, RA Rosu… - … on mobile robots …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Picking and transporting objects in an outdoor environment with multiple lightweight MAVs is
a demanding task. The main challenges are sudden changes of flight dynamics due to …