Feature Papers of Drones Vol. 1

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: 3D point cloud; 4G/LTE; 5G/B5G/6G cellular networks; acceleration; actual evapotranspiration; ad hoc networking; advanced leak detection; advanced leak quantification; aerial application; aerial base stations; aerial drones; aerial photogrammetry; aerodynamics; aeromagnetics; agricultural robotics; analytic hierarchy process (AHP); anti-collision radar; aquaculture; aquaculture drones; aquaculture monitoring; augmented reality; autogyro; autonomous; autonomous drones; autonomous flight; autonomous flight unmanned aerial system; autonomous navigation; autonomous systems; backpack sprayer; base stations; battery; biological inspiration; biomimetic; blackbody; bog; boundary layer ingestion; braided river habitats; canopy height; CBRNe; cellular networks; cellular-enabled drones; Cercospora leaf spot; change detection; chemical sensor; civilian use; CNN; CNNs; collision avoidance; communication; communication aware UAV formation; computer vision; condition-based maintenance; contingency planning; convolutional neural network; coral reefs; CORUS-XUAM; CPU; crash scene reconstruction; cyber pilot; data envelopment analysis (DEA); deceleration; deep learning; depth cameras; design; design and selection; detection; digital elevation model (DEM); digital surface model (DSM); digital terrain model; dimethyl ether; distributed electric propulsion; dragonfly; drone; drone classification; drone survey; drone swarm; drone swarms; drone technology; drones; droplet spectra; DSM; dynamic environments; dynamical object tracking; Earth observation; ecosystems; efficiency; efficient routing; emissivity; empirical line method; environmental monitoring; ethics; Euclidean distance; evolutionary algorithm; evolutionary game theory; exergy analysis; expert groups; factors; FANETs; fault diagnostics; fault mitigation; fire detection; fixed wing; fluid dynamics simulations; forage grass; forecast; forest fires; fuel reactivity control; Galicia; GCP; geomorphic change detection; geophysical prospecting; gesture recognition; GIS; Google Earth Engine; GPU; grazing density; Green leaf index; green water; ground target tracking; gyroplane; habitat monitoring; HERM lines; hexacopter; hierarchical architecture of UAV teaming; high spatiotemporal resolution; History of engineering and technology; human–swarm interaction; hybrid navigation method; hydrogen; hyperspectral images; ice detection; image processing accuracy; image-to-position conversion; indoor positioning; insect; integrated water management strategies; intercommunication quality; internet of things; inventory; irrigated field crops; labor; landfill; landslides; law-making; legislation; lidar; linear unmixing; literature study; localization; long-distance surveillance; machine learning; Mars; Martian atmosphere; Mer Bleue; METRIC energy balance model; micro-Doppler; mind-mining; mineral exploration; morningglory; MOX; multi-objective optimisation; multispectral; multispectral data; multispectral imagery; n/a; natural gas; NB-IoT; network analysis; nutrient; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; Oculus Quest 2; open aerial map; orthomosaic; palmer amaranth; pasture management; path planning; persistent surveillance; phenotyping; photogrammetry; photovoltaic system; plant disease detection; point cloud; point clouds; precision agriculture; precision aquaculture; propeller; proper orthogonal decomposition; radar mapping; radars; reactive control; real-time video; Reforming-Controlled Compression Ignition; remote sensing; RFID; RGB; RGB cameras; RGB images; rocky coast; roughness; RPAAS; safety; search and rescue; sediment loading; semantic segmentation; sense-and-avoid; sensor fusion; SfM; signal processing; simulation; simulations; site-specific fertilizer spray; situation awareness; small drone; small unmanned aircraft systems; smallholder farms; social acceptance; source estimation; spatial social sciences; speed; spiral; spray deposition; streamflow; streams; structural damage assessment; structural health monitoring; structure-from-motion; surveillance system; swarm robotics; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; Technology: general issues; thermal analysis; thermal imaging; thermal infrared imagery; thermoelectric generators; thermography; track-to-track association; traffic incident management; traffic monitoring; transfer learning; travelling salesman problem; triple helix model (THM); turbulence; UAS; UAV; UAV applications; UAV-based monitoring; UAV-based precision farming; UAVs; unmanned aerial system (UAS); unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); unmanned aerial vehicle; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV); urban air mobility (UAM); user-centered interface design; vegetation density; vegetation indices; vegetation monitoring; Voronoi; VPN; water productivity; water quality; water stratification; water temperature; wildland fire; wind impact
• ISBN: 9783036561875; 3036561870; 3036561889; 9783036561882
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6188-2

This reprint compiles the articles, communications, and review articles from top researchers describing novel or new cutting-edge designs, developments, and/or applications of unmanned vehicles. This reprint encompasses the key topics related to drone design, communications as well as autonomous Flight and Navigation. Special attention is paid to the drones’ applications to environmental and earth sciences, including in agriculture, forestry, water, and marine environments; other innovative applications are also explored including in relation to the field of application, such as the inclusion of new deep learning techniques.