A survey of UAV-based data collection: Challenges, solutions and future perspectives
Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) generates unlimited data, which should be collected and
forwarded towards a central controller (CC) for further processing and decision-making …
forwarded towards a central controller (CC) for further processing and decision-making …
A survey on load transportation using multirotor UAVs
Load transportation by quadrotors and similar aircrafts is a topic of great interest to the
robotics community nowadays, most likely due to logistic gains for deliveries of commercial …
robotics community nowadays, most likely due to logistic gains for deliveries of commercial …
Reaching the limit in autonomous racing: Optimal control versus reinforcement learning
A central question in robotics is how to design a control system for an agile mobile robot.
This paper studies this question systematically, focusing on a challenging setting …
This paper studies this question systematically, focusing on a challenging setting …
Swarm of micro flying robots in the wild
Aerial robots are widely deployed, but highly cluttered environments such as dense forests
remain inaccessible to drones and even more so to swarms of drones. In these scenarios …
remain inaccessible to drones and even more so to swarms of drones. In these scenarios …
Learning high-speed flight in the wild
Quadrotors are agile. Unlike most other machines, they can traverse extremely complex
environments at high speeds. To date, only expert human pilots have been able to fully …
environments at high speeds. To date, only expert human pilots have been able to fully …
Robust and efficient quadrotor trajectory generation for fast autonomous flight
In this letter, we propose a robust and efficient quadrotor motion planning system for fast
flight in three-dimensional complex environments. We adopt a kinodynamic path searching …
flight in three-dimensional complex environments. We adopt a kinodynamic path searching …
Raptor: Robust and perception-aware trajectory replanning for quadrotor fast flight
Recent advances in trajectory replanning have enabled quadrotor to navigate autonomously
in unknown environments. However, high-speed navigation still remains a significant …
in unknown environments. However, high-speed navigation still remains a significant …
Graph‐based subterranean exploration path planning using aerial and legged robots
Autonomous exploration of subterranean environments remains a major challenge for
robotic systems. In response, this paper contributes a novel graph‐based subterranean …
robotic systems. In response, this paper contributes a novel graph‐based subterranean …
Fuel: Fast uav exploration using incremental frontier structure and hierarchical planning
Autonomous exploration is a fundamental problem for various applications of unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs). Existing methods, however, were demonstrated to insufficient …
aerial vehicles (UAVs). Existing methods, however, were demonstrated to insufficient …
The MRS UAV system: Pushing the frontiers of reproducible research, real-world deployment, and education with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles
We present a multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control and estimation system for
supporting replicable research through realistic simulations and real-world experiments. We …
supporting replicable research through realistic simulations and real-world experiments. We …