Recent Advances in Control Systems of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Dear Colleagues,

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been growing rapidly across many domains, including remote monitoring/sensing, search and rescue, delivery of goods, security and surveillance, infrastructure inspection, etc. With the rapid development of machine learning and artificial intelligence, UAVs have become more intelligent and more capable of conducting challenging tasks. Due to the complex dynamics, uncertainty, and complexity of the environment, there are still many challenges facing UAVs. Sensing and sensor fusion, path planning, navigation, power management, motion control, and collision avoidance are the key research areas.

This Special Issue invites submissions on the latest developments in UAVs. The Special Issue will cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Battery and power management in UAVs
• Autonomous control of UAVs
• Advanced navigation technologies
• AI and machine learning-enabled technologies for UAVs
• Collision avoidance and motion control
• Swarms of drones
• Sensing and sensor fusion
• Fault diagnostics and prognostics

Prof. Dr. Xianke Lin
Prof. Dr. Chuan Hu
Guest Editors 

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