4 papers
Droneulator: A Portable UAV Simulator for Agricultural Workflows with RotorPy and Godot 4
Jacob Swindell, Michael Lowen, Marija Popovic +1
Agricultural UAV research requires simulators that integrate realistic 3D scenes, high-fidelity vehicle dynamics, and robotics middleware, while remaining practical to deploy acros…
Semantic-Aware Particle Filter for Reliable Vineyard Robot Localisation
Rajitha de Silva, Jonathan Cox, James R. Heselden +3
Accurate localisation is critical for mobile robots in structured outdoor environments, yet LiDAR-based methods often fail in vineyards due to repetitive row geometry and perceptua…
Keypoint Semantic Integration for Improved Feature Matching in Outdoor Agricultural Environments
Rajitha de Silva, Jonathan Cox, Marija Popovic +3
Robust robot navigation in outdoor environments requires accurate perception systems capable of handling visual challenges such as repetitive structures and changing appearances. V…
Discrete Gaussian Process Representations for Optimising UAV-based Precision Weed Mapping
Jacob Swindell, Madeleine Darbyshire, Marija Popovic +1
Accurate agricultural weed mapping using UAVs is crucial for precision farming applications. Traditional methods rely on orthomosaic stitching from rigid flight paths, which is com…