A review on UAV-based applications for precision agriculture

DC Tsouros, S Bibi, PG Sarigiannidis - Information, 2019 - mdpi.com
Emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) can provide significant potential in
Smart Farming and Precision Agriculture applications, enabling the acquisition of real-time …

Energy-efficient, precise uwb-based 3-d localization of sensor nodes with a nano-uav

V Niculescu, D Palossi, M Magno… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart interaction between autonomous centimeter-scale unmanned aerial vehicles (ie,
nano-UAVs) and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes is an upcoming high-impact scenario …

Bio-inspired autonomous exploration policies with cnn-based object detection on nano-drones

L Lamberti, L Bompani, VJ Kartsch… - … , Automation & Test …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nano-sized drones, with palm-sized form factor, are gaining relevance in the Internet-of-
Things ecosystem. Achieving a high degree of autonomy for complex multi-objective …

A fully solar‐powered quadcopter able to achieve controlled flight out of the ground effect

CS Goh, JR Kuan, JH Yeo, BS Teo… - Progress in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The design and performance of a remote‐controlled quadcopter capable of 100% solar‐
powered flight out of the ground effect is fully described. This achievement of solar‐only …

[PDF][PDF] A Heterogeneous Unmanned Ground Vehicle and Blimp Robot Team for Search and Rescue using Data-driven Autonomy and Communication-aware …

CL Lu, JT Huang, CI Huang, ZY Liu, CC Hsu… - Field …, 2022 - arg-nctu.github.io
This paper describes the architecture and implementation of a heterogeneous team
comprising unmanned ground vehicles and blimp robots capable of navigating unknown …

Extending the lifetime of nano-blimps via dynamic motor control

D Palossi, A Gomez, S Draskovic, A Marongiu… - Journal of Signal …, 2019 - Springer
Nano-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), eg quadcopters, have received significant
attention in recent years. Although their capabilities have grown, they continue to have very …

Nano aerial vehicles for tree pollination

I Pinheiro, A Aguiar, A Figueiredo, T Pinho, A Valente… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are considered in the development of various
applications in agriculture, which has led to the expansion of the agricultural UAV market …

An open-source autopilot and source localisation for bio-inspired miniature blimps

MI Rossouw, S Ravi, MA Garratt - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1731. vid Blimps are not as well-
researched as multicopters for indoor unmanned aerial vehicles, however for certain uses …

Parameter identification of blimp dynamics through swinging motion

Q Tao, J Cha, M Hou, F Zhang - 2018 15th International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indoor miniature autonomous blimp (MAB) is a small-sized aerial platform with outstanding
safety and flight endurance. A detailed six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) dynamics model is …

Modeling and control of swing oscillation of underactuated indoor miniature autonomous blimps

Q Tao, TJ Tan, J Cha, Y Yuan, F Zhang - Unmanned Systems, 2021 - World Scientific
Swing oscillation is widely observed among indoor miniature autonomous blimps (MABs)
due to their underactuated design and unique aerodynamic shape. This paper presents the …