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The articles below have been selected as 2022 Issue Cover Articles by the Editorial Office of Drones (ISSN: 2504-446X). These articles came from multiple fields within the scope of Drones. We hope they can provide insights and references for scholars in related fields.
1. Detection and Characterization of Stressed Sweet Cherry Tissues Using Machine Learning” by Christos Chaschatzis, Chrysoula Karaiskou, Efstathios G. Mouratidis, Evangelos Karagiannis and Panagiotis G. Sarigiannidis Drones 2022, 6(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6010003 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/1/3 |
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3. “Examples and Results of Aerial Photogrammetry in Archeology with UAV: Geometric Documentation, High Resolution Multispectral Analysis, Models and 3D Printing” by José Ignacio Fiz, Pere Manel Martín, Rosa Cuesta, Eva Subías, Dolors Codina and Antoni Cartes Drones 2022, 6(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6030059 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/3/59 |
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5. “Wake Propagation and Characteristics of a Multi-Rotor Unmanned Vehicle in Forward Flight” by Glen Throneberry, Adam Takeshita, Christopher Michael Hocut, Fangjun Shu and Abdessattar Abdelkefi Drones 2022, 6(5), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6050130 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/5/130 |
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6. “A ROS Multi-Tier UAV Localization Module Based on GNSS, Inertial and Visual-Depth Data” by Angelos Antonopoulos, Michail G. Lagoudakis and Panagiotis Partsinevelos Drones 2022, 6(6), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6060135 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/6/135 |
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7. “Systemic Performance Analysis on Zoning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Service Delivery” by Casper Bak Pedersen, Kasper Rosenkrands, Inkyung Sung and Peter Nielsen Drones 2022, 6(7), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6070157 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/7/157 |
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8. “LiDAR Based Detect and Avoid System for UAV Navigation in UAM Corridors” by Enrique Aldao, Luis M. González-de Santos and Higinio González-Jorge Drones 2022, 6(8), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6080185 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/8/185 |
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9. “Capacity Optimization of Next-Generation UAV Communication Involving Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access” by Mubashar Sarfraz, Muhammad Farhan Sohail, Sheraz Alam, Muhammad Javvad ur Rehman, Sajjad Ahmed Ghauri, Khaled Rabie, Hasan Abbas and Shuja Ansari Drones 2022, 6(9), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6090234 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/9/234 |
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10. “Aerial Branch Sampling to Detect Forest Pathogens” by Ryan L. Perroy, Philip Meier, Eszter Collier, Marc A. Hughes, Eva Brill, Timo Sullivan, Thomas Baur, Nina Buchmann and Lisa M. Keith Drones 2022, 6(10), 275; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6100275 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/10/275 |
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11. “Terrestrial Megafauna Response to Drone Noise Levels in Ex Situ Areas” by Geison Pires Mesquita, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Serge A. Wich and José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro Drones 2022, 6(11), 333; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6110333 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/11/333 |
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12. “UAV4PE: An Open-Source Framework to Plan UAV Autonomous Missions for Planetary Exploration” by Julian Galvez-Serna, Fernando Vanegas, Shahzad Brar, Juan Sandino, David Flannery and Felipe Gonzalez Drones 2022, 6(12), 391; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6120391 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/12/391 |