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375	A Modified YOLOv8 Detection Network for UAV Aerial Image Recognition by Yiting Li, Qingsong Fan, Haisong Huang, Zhenggong Han and Qiang Gu
313	A Review on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing: Platforms, Sensors, Data Processing Methods, and Applications by Zhengxin Zhang and Lixue Zhu
239	Review of Autonomous Path Planning Algorithms for Mobile Robots by Hongwei Qin, Shiliang Shao, Ting Wang, Xiaotian Yu, Yi Jiang and Zonghan Cao
233	Drone-YOLO: An Efficient Neural Network Method for Target Detection in Drone Images by Zhengxin Zhang
171	YOLO-Based UAV Technology: A Review of the Research and Its Applications by Chunling Chen, Ziyue Zheng, Tongyu Xu, Shuang Guo, Shuai Feng, Weixiang Yao and Yubin Lan
150	MobileRaT: A Lightweight Radio Transformer Method for Automatic Modulation Classification in Drone Communication Systems by Qinghe Zheng, Xinyu Tian, Zhiguo Yu, Yao Ding, Abdussalam Elhanashi, Sergio Saponara and Kidiyo Kpalma
114	MS-YOLOv7:YOLOv7 Based on Multi-Scale for Object Detection on UAV Aerial Photography by LiangLiang Zhao and MinLing Zhu
114	An Overview of Drone Applications in the Construction Industry by Hee-Wook Choi, Hyung-Jin Kim, Sung-Keun Kim and Wongi S. Na
112	Path Planning for Autonomous Drones: Challenges and Future Directions by Gopi Gugan and Anwar Haque
109	Drones in Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review of Applications, Technologies, and Challenges by Ridha Guebsi, Sonia Mami and Karem Chokmani

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109	Drones in Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review of Applications, Technologies, and Challenges by Ridha Guebsi, Sonia Mami and Karem Chokmani
98	PVswin-YOLOv8s: UAV-Based Pedestrian and Vehicle Detection for Traffic Management in Smart Cities Using Improved YOLOv8 by Noor Ul Ain Tahir, Zhe Long, Zuping Zhang, Muhammad Asim and Mohammed ELAffendi
76	Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review by Zixuan Fang and Andrey V. Savkin
66	Advancement Challenges in UAV Swarm Formation Control: A Comprehensive Review by Yajun Bu, Ye Yan and Yueneng Yang
62	Artificial Intelligence Applied to Drone Control: A State of the Art by Daniel Caballero-Martin, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede, Julian Estevez and Manuel Graña
61	PHSI-RTDETR: A Lightweight Infrared Small Target Detection Algorithm Based on UAV Aerial Photography by Sen Wang, Huiping Jiang, Zhongjie Li, Jixiang Yang, Xuan Ma, Jiamin Chen and Xingqun Tang
55	Research on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning by Junhai Luo, Yuxin Tian and Zhiyan Wang
54	Transforming Farming: A Review of AI-Powered UAV Technologies in Precision Agriculture by Juhi Agrawal and Muhammad Yeasir Arafat
52	Lightweight and Efficient Tiny-Object Detection Based on Improved YOLOv8n for UAV Aerial Images by Min Yue, Liqiang Zhang, Juan Huang and Haifeng Zhang
52	EDGS-YOLOv8: An Improved YOLOv8 Lightweight UAV Detection Model by Min Huang, Wenkai Mi and Yuming Wang

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24	State-of-the-Art Review on the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Power Line Inspections: Current Innovations, Trends, and Future Prospects by Bongumsa Mendu and Nhlanhla Mbuli
22	Advances in UAV Path Planning: A Comprehensive Review of Methods, Challenges, and Future Directions by Wenlong Meng, Xuegang Zhang, Lvzhuoyu Zhou, Hangyu Guo and Xin Hu
20	Remote Sensing Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Water Stress Detection: A Review Focusing on Specialty Crops by Harmandeep Sharma, Harjot Sidhu and Arnab Bhowmik
19	A Survey on Multi-UAV Path Planning: Classification, Algorithms, Open Research Problems, and Future Directions by Mamunur Rahman, Nurul I. Sarkar and Raymond Lutui
18	BRA-YOLOv10: UAV Small Target Detection Based on YOLOv10 by Quanyu Zhang, Xin Wang, Heng Shi, Kunhui Wang, Yan Tian, Zhaohui Xu, Yongkang Zhang and Gaoxiang Jia
17	A Unified Transformer Model for Simultaneous Cotton Boll Detection, Pest Damage Segmentation, and Phenological Stage Classification from UAV Imagery by Sabina Umirzakova, Shakhnoza Muksimova, Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev, Holida Primova and Andrew Jaeyong Choi
16	AI-Driven UAV and IoT Traffic Optimization: Large Language Models for Congestion and Emission Reduction in Smart Cities by Álvaro Moraga , J. de Curtò, I. de Zarzà and Carlos T. Calafate
15	UAV Communication in Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks (SAGINs): Technologies, Applications, and Challenges by Peiying Zhang, Shengpeng Chen, Xiangguo Zheng, Peiyan Li, Guilong Wang, Ruixin Wang, Jian Wang and Lizhuang Tan
15	ESO-DETR: An Improved Real-Time Detection Transformer Model for Enhanced Small Object Detection in UAV Imagery by Yingfan Liu, Miao He and Bin Hui

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17	A Unified Transformer Model for Simultaneous Cotton Boll Detection, Pest Damage Segmentation, and Phenological Stage Classification from UAV Imagery by Sabina Umirzakova, Shakhnoza Muksimova, Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev, Holida Primova and Andrew Jaeyong Choi
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6	Infrared Target Detection Based on Image Enhancement and an Improved Feature Extraction Network by Peng Wu, Zhen Zuo, Shaojing Su and Boyuan Zhao
4	All-Weather Drone Vision: Passive SWIR Imaging in Fog and Rain by Alexander Bessonov, Aleksei Rozanov, Richard White, Galih Suwito, Ivonne Medina-Salazar, Marat Lutfullin, Dmitrii Gusev and Ilya Shikov
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375	A Modified YOLOv8 Detection Network for UAV Aerial Image Recognition by Yiting Li, Qingsong Fan, Haisong Huang, Zhenggong Han and Qiang Gu
313	A Review on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing: Platforms, Sensors, Data Processing Methods, and Applications by Zhengxin Zhang and Lixue Zhu
282	A Review on the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Imaging Sensors for Monitoring and Assessing Plant Stresses by Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo
279	A Comprehensive Review of Applications of Drone Technology in the Mining Industry by Javad Shahmoradi, Elaheh Talebi, Pedram Roghanchi and Mostafa Hassanalian
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243	Review: Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as Mobile Sensing Platforms (MSPs) for Disaster Response, Civil Security and Public Safety by Hanno Hildmann and Ernö Kovacs
239	Review of Autonomous Path Planning Algorithms for Mobile Robots by Hongwei Qin, Shiliang Shao, Ting Wang, Xiaotian Yu, Yi Jiang and Zonghan Cao
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