UAV-Borne Optical and Radar Systems for Moving Target Detection and Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intelligent robots; unmanned aerial systems
Interests: machine learning; computer vision
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Interests: ISAR imagery; extraction of fine scatterer information; sparse reconstruction applied to ISAR imaging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Because UAVs have been miniaturized and equipped with multi-functional payloads to achieve various objectives, they are able to collect various kinds of important information. Consequently, UAV remote sensing technology has emerged as an important tool across many industrial sectors thanks to its high mobility, cost efficiency and high-resolution imaging capabilities. Integrated with computer vision, deep learning and IoT, UAV remote sensing enables the faster, safer and more cost-effective automation of monitoring, inspection and surveillance processes. In these applications, there are still certain problems in terms of system design and signal processing algorithms for both optical and radar payloads. We aim to report on the state-of-the-art technologies in this field to obtain information through the use of one or multiple UAVs.
With this Special Issue, we aim to examine algorithms, models and designs to solve problems regarding the application of UAVs to collect certain information. We particularly focus on the theory, concepts and techniques used for sensing moving targets, both on the land and in the ocean. Research regarding collecting and interpreting information is welcomed. Articles may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- UAV-borne equipment;
- Object detection;
- UAV surveys;
- Remote sensing;
- UAV formation.
Prof. Dr. Wei Sun
Dr. Pengfei Zhu
Dr. Yuexin Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- UAV-borne equipment
- object detection
- UAV surveys
- remote sensing
- UAV formation
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