Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent a new model of social robots for home care of
dependent persons. In this regard, this article introduces a study on people's feeling of safety …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent an assistance solution for home care of
dependent persons. These aircraft can cover the home, accompany the person, and position …

This article introduces a framework for assisting dependent people at home through a vision-
based autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Such an aircraft equipped with onboard …

This work describes a proposal of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (AUAVs) for home
assistance of dependent people. AUAVs will monitor and recognize human activities during …

This paper presents an investigation of human comfort with a small Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (sUAV) through a study offering a comparison of comfort with a sUAV versus a …

UAVs are defined to be aerial vehicles controlled without humans onboard and are used in
a large array of missions where tasks automation and human user protection are necessary …

In this paper, we propose a novel Aerial Social Force Model (ASFM) that allows autonomous
flying robots to accompany humans in urban environments in a safe and comfortable …

Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) require a human in the loop during the decision
process of carrying out duties such as surveillance, reconnaissance, search and rescue and …

The increasing autonomy and presence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), especially
quadrotors, in everyday applications requires in-depth studies of proxemics in Human …

Nowadays, physically impaired people still struggle with daily tasks when using mobility aid
devices, whether for crossing doors, parking or manoeuvring in their homes. In this context …