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Drones, Volume 10, Issue 4

2026 April - 2 articles

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Phase-Aware Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning with Dynamic Human–AI Authority Allocation for Mountain Search and Rescue

Chenzhe Zhong,
Bo Liu,
Wei Zhu,
Dongxu Dai and
Yu Jiang

Drones2026, 10(4), 229;https://doi.org/10.3390/drones10040229
(registering DOI)

24 March 2026

Search and rescue (SAR) operations in mountainous terrain present significant challenges due to complex environments, time-critical decisions, and the need for effective human–AI collaboration. Existing approaches typically employ either fully...

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“For Us, Drones Mean Health”: How Medical Drone Delivery Affects Healthcare Outcomes, Accessibility, and Trust in Remote Regions of Madagascar

Brianne O’Sullivan,
Christallin Lydovick Rakotoasy,
Lorie Donelle,
Nicole Haggerty and
Elysée Nouvet

Drones2026, 10(4), 228;https://doi.org/10.3390/drones10040228
(registering DOI)

24 March 2026

Medical drone delivery (MDD), defined as the use of uncrewed aerial vehicles to transport medical products, is an emerging technological innovation responding to persistent health supply chain challenges in rural and low-resource settings. Within sub...

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