Feature Papers of Drones Vol. 1

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