Survey of advances in guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned rotorcraft systems
F Kendoul - Journal of Field Robotics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, there has been growing interest in developing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
with advanced onboard autonomous capabilities. This paper describes the current state of …
with advanced onboard autonomous capabilities. This paper describes the current state of …
Computer vision in autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles—a systematic mapping study
Personal assistant robots provide novel technological solutions in order to monitor people's
activities, helping them in their daily lives. In this sense, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …
activities, helping them in their daily lives. In this sense, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …
River mapping from a flying robot: state estimation, river detection, and obstacle mapping
Accurately mapping the course and vegetation along a river is challenging, since
overhanging trees block GPS at ground level and occlude the shore line when viewed from …
overhanging trees block GPS at ground level and occlude the shore line when viewed from …
Multilayered mapping and navigation for autonomous micro aerial vehicles
Micro aerial vehicles, such as multirotors, are particularly well suited for the autonomous
monitoring, inspection, and surveillance of buildings, eg, for maintenance or disaster …
monitoring, inspection, and surveillance of buildings, eg, for maintenance or disaster …
Beyond visual range obstacle avoidance and infrastructure inspection by an autonomous helicopter
This paper demonstrates the feasibility of accomplishing real-world inspection tasks beyond
visual range with an autonomous helicopter using simple but effective methods. We propose …
visual range with an autonomous helicopter using simple but effective methods. We propose …
An autonomous control framework of unmanned helicopter operations for low-altitude flight in mountainous terrains
Z Jin, L Nie, D Li, Z Tu, J Xiang - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low-altitude flight in mountainous terrains is a difficult flight task applied in both military and
civilian fields. The helicopter has to maintain low altitude to realize search and rescue …
civilian fields. The helicopter has to maintain low altitude to realize search and rescue …
Image Based River Navigation System of Catamaran USV with Image Semantic Segmentation
P Yang, C Song, L Chen, W Cui - 2022 WRC Symposium on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
USV's river navigation system is very complex, including USV's environmental perception,
USV's positioning, obstacle avoidance, and path planning. Different sensors are required in …
USV's positioning, obstacle avoidance, and path planning. Different sensors are required in …
Development of flight path planning for multirotor aerial vehicles
YJ Tsai, CS Lee, CL Lin, CH Huang - Aerospace, 2015 - mdpi.com
This study addresses the flight-path planning problem for multirotor aerial vehicles (AVs).
We consider the specific features and requirements of real-time flight-path planning and …
We consider the specific features and requirements of real-time flight-path planning and …
Dependable low‐altitude obstacle avoidance for robotic helicopters operating in rural areas
This paper presents a system enabling robotic helicopters to fly safely without user
interaction at low altitude over unknown terrain with static obstacles. The system includes a …
interaction at low altitude over unknown terrain with static obstacles. The system includes a …
On the safe navigation problem for unmanned aircraft: Visual odometry and alignment optimizations for UAV positioning
F Andert, N Ammann, J Püschel… - … on unmanned aircraft …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With increasing automation of unmanned aircraft and the endeavor to fly between buildings
in cities and in other occluded areas, safe navigation is essentially required but still a …
in cities and in other occluded areas, safe navigation is essentially required but still a …