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
Learning-in-Games Approach for the Mission Planning of Autonomous Multi-Drone Spatio-Temporal Sensing
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2024.3406133
Abstract: Mission planners are one of the major classes of autonomy software and their design is especially challenging in the case cooperation autonomy is required for unmanned multi-vehicle systems. A clear example of this is given… read more here.
Keywords: drone spatio; drone; temporal sensing; mission ... See more keywords
Multi-Drone Collaborative Shepherding Through Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2024.3468155
Abstract: Robotic shepherding has become indispensable in animal husbandry and crowd management, offering a modern solution to traditional challenges. Drone Automated Shepherding leverages advanced maneuverability and an extensive field of view to improve the efficiency of… read more here.
Keywords: collaborative shepherding; reinforcement; multi task; drone collaborative ... See more keywords
Multi-Drone-Based Single Object Tracking With Agent Sharing Network
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DOI: 10.1109/tcsvt.2020.3045747
Abstract: Drones equipped with cameras (UAVs) can dynamically track the target in the air from a broader view compared with static cameras or moving sensors over the ground. However, it is still challenging to accurately track… read more here.
Keywords: object tracking; multi drone; single object; drone ... See more keywords
Consistent Representation Mining for Multi-Drone Single Object Tracking
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DOI: 10.1109/tcsvt.2024.3411301
Abstract: Aerial tracking has received growing attention due to its broad practical applications. However, single-view aerial trackers are still limited by challenges such as severe appearance variations and occlusions. Existing multi-view trackers utilize cross-drone information to… read more here.
Keywords: information; consistent representation; crm; drone ... See more keywords
Multi-Objective Multi-Drone Collaborative Routing Problem With Heterogeneous Delivery and Pickup Service
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DOI: 10.1109/tits.2025.3548426
Abstract: With the development of e-commerce, the types of logistics services have become diverse. In response to the logistics requirements in urban environments, this paper introduces a logistics system that multiple drones and smart parcel lockers… read more here.
Keywords: multi objective; pickup; problem; delivery ... See more keywords
Congestion-Aware Multi-Drone Delivery Routing Framework
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DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2022.3179732
Abstract: Drones have been attracting the attention of diverse industries thanks to their superior maneuverability. Logistics companies especially keep trying to utilize drones for fast delivery following the growing market size of e-commerce. Accordingly, methods for… read more here.
Keywords: multi drone; delivery routing; drone; framework ... See more keywords