Evaluating new technology for biodiversity monitoring: Are drone surveys biased?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7518
Abstract: Abstract Drones and machine learning‐based automated detection methods are being used by ecologists to conduct wildlife surveys with increasing frequency. When traditional survey methods have been evaluated, a range of factors have been found to… read more here.
Keywords: detection; ground; drone; automated detection ... See more keywords
Measuring plant biomass remotely using drones in arid landscapes
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8891
Abstract: Abstract Measurement of variation in plant biomass is essential for answering many ecological and evolutionary questions. Quantitative estimates require plant destruction for laboratory analyses, while field studies use allometric approaches based on simple measurement of… read more here.
Keywords: plant biomass; biomass; dimension measurements; drone ... See more keywords
Dynamic programming approaches for the traveling salesman problem with drone
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DOI: 10.1002/net.21864
Abstract: A promising new delivery model involves the use of a delivery truck that collaborates with a drone to make deliveries. Effectively combining a truck and a drone gives rise to a new planning problem that… read more here.
Keywords: drone; salesman problem; traveling salesman; problem drone ... See more keywords
The multivisit drone routing problem with edge launches: An iterative approach with discrete and continuous improvements
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DOI: 10.1002/net.22087
Abstract: In recent years, the usage of drones in last‐mile logistics has stirred great interest in the operations research community. Many papers have considered schemes of hybrid truck‐and‐drone delivery. In this paper, we focus on the… read more here.
Keywords: routing problem; multivisit drone; drone routing; drone ... See more keywords
Visual model‐predictive localization for computationally efficient autonomous racing of a 72‐g drone
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DOI: 10.1002/rob.21956
Abstract: Drone racing is becoming a popular e‐sport all over the world, and beating the best human drone race pilots has quickly become a new major challenge for artificial intelligence and robotics. In this paper, we… read more here.
Keywords: drone; autonomous racing; model predictive; visual model ... See more keywords
Drone-Based StereoDIC: System Development, Experimental Validation and Infrastructure Application
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DOI: 10.1007/s11340-021-00710-z
Abstract: Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is widely used for remote and non-destructive structural health evaluation of infrastructure. Current DIC applications are limited to relatively small areas of structures and require the use of stationary stereo vision… read more here.
Keywords: system; stereodic system; development; drone ... See more keywords
Application of drone for landslide mapping, dimension estimation and its 3D reconstruction
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DOI: 10.1007/s12524-017-0727-1
Abstract: Dimension estimation of landslides is a major challenge while preparing the landslide inventory map, for which very high-resolution satellite data/aerial photography is required, which is very expensive. An alternative is the application of drones for… read more here.
Keywords: reconstruction; dimension estimation; drone; application ... See more keywords
Successful cryopreservation of honey bee drone spermatozoa with royal jelly supplemented extenders.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2019.03.005
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate different concentrations of royal jelly (RJ) supplemented extenders for post-thawing quality of drone sperm. Semen samples were collected from sexually mature drones. Pooled semen was diluted… read more here.
Keywords: drone; jelly supplemented; integrity; royal jelly ... See more keywords
Fuel cells for airborne usage: Energy storage comparison
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.017
Abstract: Abstract The global drone market is growing every year. The number of applications is increasing: from search and rescue, security, surveillance to science and research and unmanned cargo systems. A limiting factor for drone exploitation… read more here.
Keywords: fuel cells; system; drone; energy ... See more keywords
Outdoor flocking of quadcopter drones with decentralized model predictive control.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2017.07.005
Abstract: In this paper, we present a multi-drone system featured with a decentralized model predictive control (DMPC) flocking algorithm. The drones gather localized information from neighbors and update their velocities using the DMPC flocking algorithm. In… read more here.
Keywords: model predictive; system; drone; control ... See more keywords
What do we need to know about drone brood homogenate and what is known
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.10.042
Abstract: Abstract Etnopharmacological relevance In Polish folk customs, bees are surrounded by the nimbus of holiness, which is reflected in a series of proverbs and phrases in colloquial speech (Markiewicowa, 1992). It was believed that products… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; drone; drone brood; homogenate ... See more keywords