Advances and Applications in Aerial Unmanned Robots: Sensing, Planning, and Control
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensors and Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 239
Special Issue Editors
2. Guangdong Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Laboratory (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
3. Shenzhen City Joint Laboratory of Autonomous Unmanned Systems and Intelligent Manipulation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: autonomous unmanned system positioning map; path planning and control
Dr. Yue Wei
Interests: collaborative control and optimization of unmanned systems
Interests: aircraft dynamics and control; underactuated system control theory
Interests: serial data processing; multi-sensor integration technology; edge measurement AI intelligent computing platform; cloud distributed machine learning system
Interests: mobile robot autonomous positioning; unmanned vehicles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As sensor and control technology rapidly advance, aerial unmanned robots have been more widely investigated due to their applications in the areas of surveillance, monitoring, infrastructure inspection, delivery, etc. Aerial unmanned robots include fixed-wing drones, multi-rotor drones, aerostat, etc., which can offer tailored solutions for diverse observation tasks. Research into aerial unmanned robots encompasses the territories of sensing, planning, and control. In complex environments, it may require multiple aerial unmanned robots to complete sensing tasks cooperatively, followed by real-time data fusion. Optimal planning results for aerial unmanned robots must also be obtained through optimization theories in order to address requirements such as energy efficiency and obstacle avoidance. Simultaneously, a dependable control strategy is indispensable for the motion of aerial unmanned robots in perturbed environments like complex wind fields.
You are invited to submit to this Special Issue of Sensors, entitled “Advances and Applications in Aerial Unmanned Robots: Sensing, Planning, and Control”. This publication is dedicated to present the innovative research on concepts, theoretical findings and practical solutions for aerial unmanned robots in the fields of sensing, planning, and control. Topics from this Special Issue include, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Kinematic and dynamic modelling for novel aerial robots;
- Multiple aerial unmanned robot cooperation;
- Distributed sensing technology and data fusion;
- Optimal path planning for aerial unmanned robots;
- Machine learning for detection, prediction, and control;
- Station-keeping control of stratosphere aerostat;
- Earth and ocean observation by aerial unmanned robots;
- Self-states monitoring of aerial vehicle.
Prof. Dr. Bo Zhang
Dr. Yue Wei
Dr. Shiyu Chen
Dr. Yu Hu
Dr. Yaohua Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- robots
- UAV
- path planning
- observation
- perception
- sensors
