Conceptual Design, Modeling, and Control Strategies of Drones-II
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X). This special issue belongs to the section "Drone Design and Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 November 2023) | Viewed by 61053
Special Issue Editor
Interests: robot navigation; deployment of drones; unmanned aerial vehicles; control of wireless communication networks; control of power systems; robust control and filtering; hybrid dynamical systems; control engineering; biomedical engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of aerial drones, also known as flying robots, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or airships, as well as the use of unmanned marine vehicles is rapidly expanding to numerous applications, such as communication, environmental monitoring, rescue operations, policing, video surveillance, product deliveries and smart agriculture. For all these applications, conceptual design, modeling and control strategies of aerial and marine drones are critical issues. Advanced methods of modeling, navigation and control play an important role in achieving the reliable, robust, secure and cost-effective functioning of drones. This Special Issue is focused on new developments in the field of modeling, navigation and control strategies for various applications. Potential topics include but are not limited to UAV control systems, advanced methods of UAV navigation and guidance, navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles, mathematical models of aerial and marine drones, navigation and control of collaborating UAVs and ground vehicles, control and navigation of aerial and marine drones for surveillance, environmental, delivery, rescue, smart agriculture, policing and security applications.
Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Savkin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- navigation of aerial drones
- advanced control of aerial and marine drones
- UAV path planning
- modelling of drones
- UAV control systems
- applications of aerial and marine drones
- UAV surveillance and monitoring
- collision-free navigation and control of aerial and marine drones
- UAVs collaborating with ground vehicles
- navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles and unmanned marine vehicles
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