This paper is dedicated to solving the environmental perception system problem of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) experiencing adverse sea conditions and complex mission scenarios. First, the functionalities and characteristics of each subsystem in...
This paper reviews linear cell radar systems, which are radar systems consisting of many antenna units connected by radio-over-fiber to monitor linear-shaped areas. A linear cell system using a millimeter-wave band can provide high-resolution imaging...
Radar is one of the primary means of monitoring maritime targets. Compared to electro-optical systems, radar offers the advantage of all-weather, day-and-night operation. However, existing radar target detection algorithms predominantly achieve binar...
This paper provides an overview of the three-year effort to design and implement a prototypical sense-and-avoid (SAA) system based on a multisensory architecture leveraging data fusion between optical and radar sensors. The work was carried out withi...
Lidar has been extensively used in various applications, such as autonomous driving, robot navigation, and drone obstacle avoidance, due to its advantages of a high resolution, high-ranging accuracy, and strong anti-interference ability. The micro-el...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a rapidly growing technology seeing unprecedented adoption in various application sectors due to their viability and low cost. However, UAVs have also been used to perform illegal and malicious actions,...
Frequency tuning nonlinearities in semiconductor lasers constitute a critical factor that degrades measurement precision and spectral resolution in frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems. This study systematically investigates the i...
Effective operation of autonomous maritime systems requires sensor architectures tailored to mission-specific requirements, as key performance criteria like accuracy and energy consumption vary significantly by operational context. Against this backg...
In this paper, we present a hardware and software platform for signal processing (SPP) in long-range, multi-spectral, electro-optical systems (MSEOS). Such systems integrate various cameras such as lowlight color, medium or long-wave-infrared thermal...
In modern security situations, tracking multiple human objects in real-time within challenging urban environments is a critical capability for enhancing situational awareness, minimizing response time, and increasing overall operational effectiveness...
The rapid spread of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has created new challenges for airspace security, as drones are increasingly used for surveillance, smuggling, and potentially for attacks near critical infrastructure. A key difficulty lies in reli...
The paper presents the concept of mission planning for a short-range tactical class Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that recognizes targets using the sensors it has been equipped with. Tasks carried out by such systems are mainly associated with aerial...
Efficient soil moisture monitoring is fundamental to precision agriculture, enabling improved irrigation management, enhanced crop productivity, and sustainable water use. This review comprehensively evaluates soil moisture sensing technologies, clas...
Usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is growing rapidly in a wide range of consumer applications, as they prove to be both autonomous and flexible in a variety of environments and tasks. However, this versatility and ease of use also brings a rap...
The paper presents the concept of planning the optimal trajectory of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of a short-range tactical class, whose task is to recognize a set of ground objects as a part of a reconnaissance mission. Tasks carried out...
Geolocation information is an important feature of remote sensing image data that is captured through a variety of passive or active observation sensors, such as push-broom electro-optical sensor, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), light detection and r...