In the past two decades, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have demonstrated their efficacy
in supporting both military and civilian applications, where tasks can be dull, dirty …

In this paper, we present extensive advances in live-fly field experimentation capabilities of
large numbers of fixed-wing aerial robots, and highlight both the enabling technologies as …

This paper presents a novel method for controlling teams of unmanned aerial vehicles using
Stochastic Optimal Control (SOC) theory. The approach consists of a centralized high-level …

The aim of this paper is to present a novel approach to swarm control of small fixed-wing
UAVs, which combines only two flocking behaviours with a leadership feature. In the …

Increasing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities and decreasing costs have facilitated
growing interest in the development of large, multi-UAV systems, or swarms. The …

Although the technology for fully autonomous swarms of robots is rapidly progressing, the
human operator will continue to play an important role during any swarming mission due to …

Aim of this paper is to provide a review of the state of the art in Search and Rescue (SAR)
robotics. Suitable robotic applications in the SAR domain are described, and SAR-specific …

Flocking starlings at dusk are known for the mesmerizing and intricate shapes they
generate, as well as how fluid these shapes change. They seem to do this effortlessly. Real …

The objective of this article is to present a swarming algorithm based on Reynolds flocking
rules to drive a group of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) together as a coherent swarm …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm applications, algorithms, and control
strategies have experienced steady growth and development over the past 15 years. Yet, to …