UAV assistance paradigm: State-of-the-art in applications and challenges
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an emerging technology with the potential to
be used in industries and various sectors of human life to provide a wide range of …
be used in industries and various sectors of human life to provide a wide range of …
[HTML][HTML] Toward integrated large-scale environmental monitoring using WSN/UAV/Crowdsensing: A review of applications, signal processing, and future perspectives
A Fascista - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fighting Earth's degradation and safeguarding the environment are subjects of topical
interest and sources of hot debate in today's society. According to the United Nations, there …
interest and sources of hot debate in today's society. According to the United Nations, there …
[HTML][HTML] Fault-tolerant cooperative navigation of networked UAV swarms for forest fire monitoring
Coordination of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms has received significant attention
due to its wide practical applications including search and rescue, cooperative exploration …
due to its wide practical applications including search and rescue, cooperative exploration …
Distributed motion planning for safe autonomous vehicle overtaking via artificial potential field
Autonomous driving of multi-lane vehicle platoons have attracted significant attention in
recent years due to their potential to enhance the traffic-carrying capacity of the roads and …
recent years due to their potential to enhance the traffic-carrying capacity of the roads and …
[HTML][HTML] Unmanned aerial vehicles for wildland fires: Sensing, perception, cooperation and assistance
MA Akhloufi, A Couturier, NA Castro - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wildfires represent a significant natural risk causing economic losses, human death and
environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and …
environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and …
Fuzzy-approximation-based distributed fault-tolerant consensus for heterogeneous switched nonlinear multiagent systems
In this article, the distributed fault-tolerant consensus tracking control problem is investigated
for a class of nonlinear multiagent systems, where the dynamics of agents are …
for a class of nonlinear multiagent systems, where the dynamics of agents are …
Bio-inspired approaches for energy-efficient localization and clustering in UAV networks for monitoring wildfires in remote areas
In dynamic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks, localization and clustering are
fundamental functions for cooperative control. In this article, we propose bio-inspired …
fundamental functions for cooperative control. In this article, we propose bio-inspired …
Existing and emerging uses of drones in restoration ecology
In the absence of effective and scalable human intervention, up to 95% of the world's
ecosystems will be affected by anthropogenic degradation by 2050. Therefore, immediate …
ecosystems will be affected by anthropogenic degradation by 2050. Therefore, immediate …
Neural network-based finite-time distributed formation-containment control of two-layer quadrotor UAVs
In this article, quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (QUAVs) are organized as a two-layer
structure, where the first layer is leader QUAVs and the second layer is follower QUAVs. In …
structure, where the first layer is leader QUAVs and the second layer is follower QUAVs. In …
Review of wildfire management techniques—Part I: Causes, prevention, detection, suppression, and data analytics
This two-part paper is intended to inform power system engineers, electrical engineering
academicians, and suppliers of electrical apparatus of the threat of wildfires initiated from …
academicians, and suppliers of electrical apparatus of the threat of wildfires initiated from …