State-of-the-art and future research challenges in uav swarms

S Javed, A Hassan, R Ahmad, W Ahmed… - IEEE Internet of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to their potential to accomplish complicated missions more effectively, UAV swarms
have attracted a lot of attention lately. UAV swarm offers enhanced intelligence, improved …

In-flight wireless charging: A promising application-oriented charging technique for drones

K Chen, Z Zhang - IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a novel research topic, in-flight wireless charging shows enormous development
potential and application prospects, as it can effectively cope with the limitation of the short …

A novel charging station on overhead power lines for autonomous unmanned drones

AM Muñoz-Gómez, JM Marredo-Píriz… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Innovative drone-based technologies provide novel techniques to guarantee the safety and
quality of power supply and to perform these tasks more efficiently. Electric multirotor drones …

Route planning for UAVs maritime search and rescue considering the targets moving situation

H Wen, Y Shi, S Wang, T Chen, P Di, L Yang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve the probability of finding search and rescue (SAR) targets, this study considers
the scenarios where search and rescue targets (SRT) may be mobile, and proposes a route …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for the optimal deployment of police drones based on street-level crime risk

H Chen, X Gao, H Li, Z Yang - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Drones are increasingly adopted for policing in many countries, as they can aid police
officers to detect hazards and respond to incidents with timely and low-cost services …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of unmanned aerial vehicles based on acoustic signals obtained in external environmental conditions

M Mięsikowska - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Detection of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their classification on the basis of
acoustic signals recorded in the presence of UAVs is a very important source of information …

Optimizing Drone Delivery Paths from Shared Bases: A Location-Routing Problem with Realistic Energy Constraints

M Meskar, A Ahmadi-Javid - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2024 - Springer
Recently, Amazon patented fulfillment centers for drones on a large scale in densely
populated areas. A network of such shared centers can be used for landing and launching …

[HTML][HTML] Travel route and formation optimization for flocks of drones in package delivery by using an ACO based V-Shape algorithm

E De Kuyffer, W Joseph, L Martens… - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite a lot of research throughout the last half century about the fact that geese and other
bird species have the tendency to fly in a V-Shape configuration, investigation about …

Predefined-Time Adaptive Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Aerial Manipulation Based on a Nonlinear Disturbance Observer.

M Zhao, H Qian, Y Zhang - Electronics (2079-9292), 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
The contribution of this paper is to propose an adaptive fast terminal sliding mode controller
that ensures exact predefined time stability of aerial manipulation tracking control based …

Development and Evaluation of a Tethered Class C3 Hexacopter in Maritime Conditions on the Helipad of a Ferry

C Kownacki, L Ambroziak, M Ciężkowski… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Various unmanned aerial vechicle (UAV) applications, especially those based on
reconnaissance and observation missions, often require an unlimited time of flight. This is …