The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), colloquially known as drones, has grown
rapidly over the past two decades and continues to expand at a rapid pace. This has …

To increase the situation awareness of firefighters, literature frequently proposes the use of
novel firefighter information technologies. Due to the versatility of the field and the lack of …

Wildfires are among the biggest problems faced worldwide. They are increasing in severity
and frequency, causing economic losses, human death, and significant environmental …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have been deployed across
various applications. These applications range from entertainment to critical situations, such …

Robot swarms are becoming popular in domains that require spatial coordination. Effective
human control over swarm members is pivotal for ensuring swarm behaviours align with the …

This paper presents the OmniRace approach to controlling a racing drone with 6-degree of
freedom (DoF) hand pose estimation and gesture recognition. To our knowledge, this is the …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are omnipresent and have
grown in popularity due to their wide potential use in many civilian sectors. Equipped with …

Applications of drones in emergency response, like firefighting, have been promoted in the
past decade. As the autonomy of drones continues to improve, the ways in which they are …

Robot swarms are highly dynamic systems that exhibit fault-tolerant behavior in
accomplishing given tasks. Applications of swarm robotics are very limited due to the lack of …

Wildland firefighting represents a physically and mentally demanding endeavour fraught
with various risk factors. The primary aim of this study is to delineate occupational chemical …