Path Planning, Trajectory Tracking and Guidance for UAVs: 4th Edition
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 February 2027 | Viewed by 424
Editors
Interests: cooperative guidance; intelligent guidance; trajectory planning; aircraft control; sensor fusion; aircraft simulations; reinforcement learning
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Interests: artificial intelligence; automatic control; flight control; unmanned system
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Interests: guidance, navigation, and control; flight dy-namics and simulations; optimal control and optimization
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2. State Key Laboratory of Precision Space-Time Information Sensing Technology, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: aerodynamic modeling; aerodynamic design optimization; large language model; autonomous decision-making
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Interests: automatic control; flight control; unmanned system
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Path planning, trajectory tracking, and guidance are essential aspects for the autonomous operations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). These processes involve the determination of the optimal path, implementation of the planned path, and real-time adjustments to ensure accurate tracking and obstacle avoidance. The ability to plan efficient and safe paths for UAVs is crucial for the successful completion of missions, especially in complex environments. Moreover, the implementation of planned paths while considering external factors such as wind and turbulence, along with real-time guidance adjustment, ensures UAV’s safety and stability. Research in this area focuses on developing advanced algorithms and control systems that enable UAVs to operate autonomously and effectively in complex environments.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest research results for path planning, trajectory tracking, and guidance of UAVs, which are fundamentally important for the autonomous operations of UAVs.
Papers are solicited in areas directly related to topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Path planning and task assignment for UAV swarms (as well as ground and underwater robots);
- Autonomous navigation and localization (both outdoor and indoor);
- Autonomous decision making;
- Trajectory planning and optimization;
- Guidance for individual UAV or for multiple cooperative UAVs;
- Control algorithms;
- Data-driven guidance and control;
- AI-based planning.
- Large Language Models (LLMs) for autonomous reasoning, planning, and control.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Heng Shi
Dr. Minchi Kuang
Prof. Dr. Zheng Chen
Dr. Chenzhou Xu
Prof. Dr. Jihong Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- path planning
- trajectory tracking
- guidance, navigation, and control
- autonomous control
- trajectory optimization
- formation and reconfiguration
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