Drones, Volume 8, Issue 6

The issue of finite-time stability has garnered significant attention in the control systems of quadrotor aerial vehicles. However, existing techniques for achieving finite-time control often fail to consider the system’s state constraint chara...

In this paper, the predefined-time platoon control for multiple uncertain unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under range-limited communication and external disturbance constraints is considered. A novel control scheme, which can guarantee communication...

In the event of a sudden natural disaster, the damaged communication infrastructure cannot provide a necessary network service for vehicles. Unfortunately, this is the critical moment when the occupants of trapped vehicles need to urgently use the ve...

Crafting an edge-based real-time object detector for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial images is challenging because of the limited computational resources and the small size of detected objects. Existing lightweight object detectors often priorit...

This paper puts forward a coordinated formation control scheme for multiple fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems with external nonlinear disturbances including not only the drag force and uncertain lateral force, but also the drag, lift,...

Wildlife conservationists have historically depended on manual methods for the identification and tracking of avian species, to monitor population dynamics and discern potential threats. Nonetheless, many of these techniques present inherent challeng...

The application of drones to assist with healthcare delivery has grown rapidly over the last decade. This industry is supported by a growing research field, and we have undertaken a systematic review of the published literature. Web-based searches re...

Considering the weak resistance to interference and generalization ability of traditional UAV visual landing navigation algorithms, this paper proposes a deep-learning-based approach for airport runway line detection and fusion of visual information...

The achievement of full autonomy in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is significantly dependent on effective motion planning. Specifically, it is crucial to plan collision-free trajectories for smooth transitions from initial to final configurations....

With the burgeoning impact of artificial intelligence on the traditional UAV industry, the pursuit of autonomous UAV flight has emerged as a focal point of contemporary research. Addressing the imperative for advancing critical technologies in autono...