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RADRON: Cooperative Localization of Ionizing Radiation Sources by MAVs with Compton Cameras
Petr Stibinger, Tomas Baca, Daniela Doubravova +5
We present a novel approach to localizing radioactive material by cooperating Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs). Our approach utilizes a state-of-the-art single-detector Compton camera…
Kilometer-Scale GNSS-Denied UAV Navigation via Heightmap Gradients: A Winning System from the SPRIN-D Challenge
Michal Werner, David Čapek, Tomáš Musil +3
Reliable long-range flight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in GNSS-denied environments is challenging: integrating odometry leads to drift, loop closures are unavailable in prev…
Towards Fully Onboard State Estimation and Trajectory Tracking for UAVs with Suspended Payloads
Martin Jiroušek, Tomáš Báča, Martin Saska
This paper addresses the problem of tracking the position of a cable-suspended payload carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle, with a focus on real-world deployment and minimal hard…
On rapid parallel tuning of controllers of a swarm of MAVs -- distribution strategies of the updated gains
Dariusz Horla, Wojciech Giernacki, Vít Krátký +3
In this paper, we present a reliable, scalable, time deterministic, model-free procedure to tune swarms of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) using basic sensory data. Two approaches to…
FlightForge: Advancing UAV Research with Procedural Generation of High-Fidelity Simulation and Integrated Autonomy
David Čapek, Jan Hrnčíř, Tomáš Báča +4
Robotic simulators play a crucial role in the development and testing of autonomous systems, particularly in the realm of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV). However, existing simulato…
Towards agile multi-robot systems in the real world: Fast onboard tracking of active blinking markers for relative localization
Tim Felix Lakemann, Daniel Bonilla Licea, Viktor Walter +2
A novel onboard tracking approach enabling vision-based relative localization and communication using Active blinking Marker Tracking (AMT) is introduced in this article. Active bl…
Model predictive control-based trajectory generation for agile landing of unmanned aerial vehicle on a moving boat
Ondřej Procházka, Filip Novák, Tomáš Báča +3
This paper proposes a novel trajectory generation method based on Model Predictive Control (MPC) for agile landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) onto an Unmanned Surface Vehi…
CAT-ORA: Collision-Aware Time-Optimal Formation Reshaping for Efficient Robot Coordination in 3D Environments
Vit Kratky, Robert Penicka, Jiri Horyna +5
In this paper, we introduce an algorithm designed to address the problem of time-optimal formation reshaping in three-dimensional environments while preventing collisions between a…
Autonomous localization of multiple ionizing radiation sources using miniature single-layer Compton cameras onboard a group of micro aerial vehicles
Michal Werner, Tomáš Báča, Petr Štibinger +4
A novel method for autonomous localization of multiple sources of gamma radiation using a group of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) is presented in this paper. The method utilizes an e…
State estimation of marine vessels affected by waves by unmanned aerial vehicles
Filip Novák, Tomáš Báča, Ondřej Procházka +1
A novel approach for robust state estimation of marine vessels in rough water is proposed in this paper to enable tight collaboration between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and a…
Fast Collective Evasion in Self-Localized Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Filip Novák, Viktor Walter, Pavel Petráček +2
A novel approach for achieving fast evasion in self-localized swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) threatened by an intruding moving object is presented in this paper. Motivat…
Towards UAV-USV Collaboration in Harsh Maritime Conditions Including Large Waves
Filip Novák, Tomáš Báča, Ondřej Procházka +1
This paper introduces a system designed for tight collaboration between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in harsh maritime conditions characteri…
Collaborative Object Manipulation on the Water Surface by a UAV-USV Team Using Tethers
Filip Novák, Tomáš Báča, Martin Saska
This paper introduces an innovative methodology for object manipulation on the surface of water through the collaboration of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Unmanned Surfac…
Towards Safe Mid-Air Drone Interception: Strategies for Tracking & Capture
Michal Pliska, Matouš Vrba, Tomáš Báča +1
A unique approach for the mid-air autonomous aerial interception of non-cooperating UAV by a flying robot equipped with a net is presented in this paper. A novel interception guida…
Fast Swarming of UAVs in GNSS-denied Feature-poor Environments without Explicit Communication
Jiri Horyna, Vit Kratky, Vaclav Pritzl +3
A decentralized swarm approach for the fast cooperative flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in feature-poor environments without any external localization and communication i…
PACNav: Enhancing Collective Navigation for UAV Swarms in Communication-Challenged Environments
Afzal Ahmad, Daniel Bonilla Licea, Giuseppe Silano +2
This article presents Persistence Administered Collective Navigation (PACNav) as an approach for achieving decentralized collective navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swar…
MRS Drone: A Modular Platform for Real-World Deployment of Aerial Multi-Robot Systems
Daniel Hert, Tomas Baca, Pavel Petracek +18
This paper presents a modular autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform called the Multi-robot Systems (MRS) Drone that can be used in a large range of indoor and outdoor a…
Bio-Inspired Compact Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles without Communication and External Localization
Pavel Petracek, Viktor Walter, Tomas Baca +1
This article presents a unique framework for deploying decentralized and infrastructure-independent swarms of homogeneous aerial vehicles in the real world without explicit communi…
Large-Scale Exploration of Cave Environments by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Pavel Petracek, Vit Kratky, Matej Petrlik +3
This paper presents a self-contained system for the robust utilization of aerial robots in the autonomous exploration of cave environments to help human explorers, first responders…
New Era in Cultural Heritage Preservation: Cooperative Aerial Autonomy
Pavel Petracek, Vit Kratky, Tomas Baca +2
Digital documentation of large interiors of historical buildings is an exhausting task since most of the areas of interest are beyond typical human reach. We advocate the use of au…
On Onboard LiDAR-based Flying Object Detection
Matouš Vrba, Viktor Walter, Václav Pritzl +5
A new robust and accurate approach for the detection and localization of flying objects with the purpose of highly dynamic aerial interception and agile multi-robot interaction is…
PACNav: A collective navigation approach for UAV swarms deprived of communication and external localization
Afzal Ahmad, Daniel Bonilla Licea, Giuseppe Silano +2
This article proposes Persistence Administered Collective Navigation (PACNav) as an approach for achieving decentralized collective navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swar…
MRS Modular UAV Hardware Platforms for Supporting Research in Real-World Outdoor and Indoor Environments
Daniel Hert, Tomas Baca, Pavel Petracek +16
This paper presents a family of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) platforms designed for a diverse range of indoor and outdoor applications. The proposed UAV design is hig…
Power Line Inspection Tasks with Multi-Aerial Robot Systems via Signal Temporal Logic Specifications
Giuseppe Silano, Tomas Baca, Robert Penicka +2
A framework for computing feasible and constrained trajectories for a fleet of quad-rotors leveraging on Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications for power line inspection tasks…