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Autonomous Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

By Victor Becerra

Autonomous Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Media & Communication

Autonomous Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly used in different applications in both military and civilian domains. These applications include surveillance, reconnaissance, remote sensing, target acquisition, border patrol, infrastructure monitoring, aerial imaging, industrial inspection, and emergency medical aid. Vehicles that can be considered autonomous must be able to make decisions and react to events without direct intervention by humans. Although some UAVs are able to perform increasingly complex autonomous manoeuvres, most UAVs are not fully autonomous; instead, they are mostly operated remotely by humans. To make UAVs fully autonomous, many technological and algorithmic developments are still required. For instance, UAVs will need to improve their sensing of obstacles and subsequent avoidance. This becomes particularly important as autonomous UAVs start to operate in civilian airspaces that are occupied by other aircraft. The aim of this volume is to bring together the work of leading researchers and practitioners in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles with a common interest in their autonomy. The contributions that are part of this volume present key challenges associated with the autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles, and propose solution methodologies to address such challenges, analyse the proposed methodologies, and evaluate their performance.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
270
Release Date:
2019-06-24
Publication Date:
2019-06-20
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3039210300
ISBN13:
9783039210305
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
696 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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