Evaluating the accuracy of unmanned aerial systems to quantify glacial ice habitats of harbor seals in Alaska.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4287
Abstract: Long-term monitoring programs to evaluate climate-driven changes to tidewater glaciers, an important habitat for harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Alaska, are primarily carried out by costly, weather-dependent aerial surveys from fixed-winged aircraft. Unmanned aerial systems… read more here.
Keywords: aerial systems; accuracy; harbor seals; glacial ice ... See more keywords
Testing the ability of unmanned aerial systems and machine learning to map weeds at subfield scales: a test with the weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds)
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.5444
Abstract: Abstract BACKGROUND It is important to map agricultural weed populations to improve management and maintain future food security. Advances in data collection and statistical methodology have created new opportunities to aid in the mapping of… read more here.
Keywords: image data; methodology; unmanned aerial; ability ... See more keywords
Comparison of airborne radiation detectors carried by rotary-wing unmanned aerial systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106595
Abstract: Abstract The Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) have analysed the response of a 50 mm × 50 mm (diameter × height) NaI and a 38 mm × 38 mm… read more here.
Keywords: aerial systems; radiation; comparison airborne; unmanned aerial ... See more keywords
The use of LiDAR versus unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to assess rooftop solar energy potential
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102353
Abstract: Abstract Remotely sensed data provide many opportunities for enhancing our understanding of the built and natural environment. Representations of the urban landscape from light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors and digital orthophotography from unmanned aerial… read more here.
Keywords: energy; unmanned aerial; systems uas; solar energy ... See more keywords
High-Level Modular Autopilot Solution for Fast Prototyping of Unmanned Aerial Systems
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.3044098
Abstract: A redundant fast prototyping autopilot solution for unmanned aerial systems has been developed and successfully tested outdoors. While its low-level backbone is executed in a Raspberry PiⓇ 3 + NAVIO2Ⓡ with a backup autopilot, the… read more here.
Keywords: fast prototyping; autopilot; aerial systems; level ... See more keywords
Detecting Anomalies in Small Unmanned Aerial Systems via Graphical Normalizing Flows
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DOI: 10.1109/mis.2023.3252810
Abstract: With the increasing deployment of small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) on various tasks, it becomes crucial to analyze and detect anomalies from their flight logs. To support research in this area, we curate Drone Log… read more here.
Keywords: aerial systems; small unmanned; normalizing flows; graphical normalizing ... See more keywords
Advanced Wireless for Unmanned Aerial Systems: 5G Standardization, Research Challenges, and AERPAW Architecture
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DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2020.2979494
Abstract: The 5G mobile communications systems merge traditionally separate communications and networking systems and services to effectively support a myriad of heterogeneous applications. Researchers and industry working groups are investigating the integration of aerial nodes, shared… read more here.
Keywords: standardization; aerial systems; advanced wireless; unmanned aerial ... See more keywords
Path Planning Optimization With Multiple Pesticide and Power Loading Bases Using Several Unmanned Aerial Systems on Segmented Agricultural Fields
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DOI: 10.1109/tsmc.2022.3205695
Abstract: We propose a hybrid algorithm based on the nested genetic algorithm (GA) and integer particle swarm optimization (PSO) for multiple unmanned aerial systems (multi-UASs) plant protection operations in multiple segmented fields, with multibases loading pesticides… read more here.
Keywords: aerial systems; operation; power; segmented agricultural ... See more keywords
Design of a Sliding Mode-Adaptive PID Control for Aerial Systems with a Suspended Load Exposed to Wind Gusts
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4062324
Abstract: Wind gusts are among the well-known disturbances that afflict aerial systems. A tracking task for a load suspended by massless rigid bars and quadrotors is considered in this paper. The complexity of the tracking task… read more here.
Keywords: aerial systems; wind gusts; pid control; sliding mode ... See more keywords
Cumulative temporal vegetation indices from unoccupied aerial systems allow maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid yield to be estimated across environments with fewer flights
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277804
Abstract: Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) based high throughput phenotyping studies require further investigation to combine different environments and planting times into one model. Here 100 elite breeding hybrids of maize (Zea mays L.) were evaluated in… read more here.
Keywords: unoccupied aerial; aerial systems; vegetation indices; zea mays ... See more keywords
Monitoring Tropospheric Gases with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) during the Second CLOUDMAP Flight Campaign
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos10080434
Abstract: Small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) are a promising technology for atmospheric monitoring of trace atmospheric gases. While sUAS can be navigated to provide information with higher spatiotemporal resolution than tethered balloons, they can also bridge… read more here.
Keywords: systems suas; small unmanned; aerial systems; unmanned aerial ... See more keywords