3 papers
cs.CV2026
Event-based Civil Infrastructure Visual Defect Detection: ev-CIVIL Dataset and Benchmark
Udayanga G. W. K. N. Gamage, Xuanni Huo, Luca Zanatta +4
Small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based visual inspections are a more efficient alternative to manual methods for examining civil structural defects, offering safe access to haza…
cs.CV2026
Real-Time Frame- and Event-based Object Detection with Spiking Neural Networks on Edge Neuromorphic Hardware: Design, Deployment and Benchmark
Udayanga G. W. K. N. Gamage, Yan Zeng, Cesar Cadena +2
Real-time object detection on energy-constrained platforms is critical for applications such as UAV-based inspection, autonomous navigation, and mobile robotics. Spiking neural net…
cs.RO2024
Assisted Physical Interaction: Autonomous Aerial Robots with Neural Network Detection, Navigation, and Safety Layers
Andrea Berra, Viswa Narayanan Sankaranarayanan, Achilleas Santi Seisa +10
The paper introduces a novel framework for safe and autonomous aerial physical interaction in industrial settings. It comprises two main components: a neural network-based target d…