Potential for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems applications for identifying groundwater-surface water exchange in a meandering river reach
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl075836
Abstract: The exchange of groundwater and surface water (GW-SW), including dissolved constituents and energy, represents a critical yet challenging characterization problem for hydrogeologists and stream ecologists. Here we describe the use of a suite of high… read more here.
Keywords: surface water; small unmanned; surface; groundwater surface ... See more keywords
Small unmanned airborne systems to support oil and gas pipeline monitoring and mapping
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-017-2989-x
Abstract: Oil and gas transmission pipelines require monitoring for maintenance and safety, to prevent equipment failure and accidents. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) technology is emerging as an opportunity to supplement current monitoring systems. Small UAV technological… read more here.
Keywords: small unmanned; unmanned airborne; oil gas; support ... See more keywords
Line-of-sight in operating a small unmanned aerial vehicle: How far can a quadcopter fly in line-of-sight?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102898
Abstract: A field study was conducted to investigate the probabilities of human participants to detect a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a certain distance. A Phantom 4 quadcopter was remotely controlled to hover at one… read more here.
Keywords: small unmanned; unmanned aerial; line sight; line ... See more keywords
Comparison of fault detection and isolation methods for a small unmanned aircraft
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2018.12.002
Abstract: Abstract This paper compares three model-based methods for detecting and isolating stuck control surface faults on a small unmanned aircraft. The first method is parity-space based and compares a sensor measurement against a model-based prediction… read more here.
Keywords: unmanned aircraft; comparison fault; detection; small unmanned ... See more keywords
Assessing the impacts of canopy openness and flight parameters on detecting a sub-canopy tropical invasive plant using a small unmanned aerial system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2017.01.018
Abstract: Abstract Small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) have great potential to facilitate the early detection and management of invasive plants. Here we show how very high-resolution optical imagery, collected from small consumer-grade multirotor UAS platform at… read more here.
Keywords: detection; small unmanned; unmanned aerial; assessing impacts ... See more keywords
Regulation and innovation: How should small unmanned aerial vehicles be regulated?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.06.015
Abstract: Abstract Regulation both promotes and suppresses innovation. Good regulation is effective in terms of realizing social values and objectives, and is efficient in promoting economic activities by minimizing direct and indirect costs. The use of… read more here.
Keywords: aerial vehicles; small unmanned; unmanned aerial; regulation innovation ... See more keywords
The impact of small unmanned airborne platforms on passive optical remote sensing: a conceptual perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1490504
Abstract: ABSTRACT Unmanned airborne systems (UAS), particularly the class of UAS referred to as small-unmanned airborne systems (S-UAS), have the potential to revolutionize the science, practice, and role of remote sensing. S-UAS-collected remote sensing data differ… read more here.
Keywords: impact small; small unmanned; unmanned airborne; remote ... See more keywords
Active disturbance rejection control for small unmanned helicopters via Levy flight-based pigeon-inspired optimization
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DOI: 10.1108/aeat-05-2016-0065
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a control approach for small unmanned helicopters, and a novel swarm intelligence algorithm is used to optimize the parameters of the proposed controller. Design/methodology/approach Small unmanned… read more here.
Keywords: algorithm; control; small unmanned; flight ... See more keywords
Recognizing User Proficiency in Piloting Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV)
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3142451
Abstract: User proficiency in manual operation of autonomous systems is crucial to the performance of these systems because users are often the final barrier in detecting and correcting abnormal behavior in autonomy. This letter presents a… read more here.
Keywords: proficiency piloting; proficiency; small unmanned; piloting small ... 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
Sense and avoid for small unmanned aircraft systems: Research on methods and best practices
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DOI: 10.1177/0954410019867802
Abstract: In this study, we discuss recent advances and state-of-the-art sense-and-avoid solutions for small unmanned aircraft systems. The purpose of this paper is to equip the reader with the most up-to-date information on research and commercial… read more here.
Keywords: sense avoid; aircraft systems; small unmanned; sense ... See more keywords