6 accepted papers
This paper presents a formation control approach for contactless gesture-based Human-Swarm Interaction (HSI) between a team of multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and a human worker. The approach is designed to monitor the safety of human workers, particularly those operating at heights. In
A unique approach for mid-air autonomous aerial interception of non-cooperating Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles by a flying robot equipped with a net is presented in this paper. A novel interception guidance method dubbed Fast Response Proportional Navigation (FRPN) is proposed, designed to catch agile man
In this letter we present an autonomous system intended for aerial monitoring, inspection and assistance in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations within a constrained workspace. The proposed system is designed for deployment in demanding real-world environments with extremely narrow passages only sligh
A relative localization system for micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), which is able to work without any markers or other specialized equipment, is presented in this letter. The system utilizes images from an onboard camera to detect nearby MAVs using a convolutional neural network. When compared to tradi
In this letter, a novel approach to fast three-dimensional (3-D) localization of flying objects for their interception by a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) is presented. The proposed method utilizes a depth image from a stereo camera to facilitate onboard detection of drones, flying in its proximity. The