5 papers
Vertical Planetary Landing on Sloped Terrain Using Optical Flow Divergence Estimates
Hann Woei Ho, Ye Zhou
Autonomous landing on sloped terrain poses significant challenges for small, lightweight spacecraft, such as rotorcraft and landers. These vehicles have limited processing capabili…
MoCom: Motion-based Inter-MAV Visual Communication Using Event Vision and Spiking Neural Networks
Zhang Nengbo, Hann Woei Ho, Ye Zhou
Reliable communication in Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) swarms is challenging in environments, where conventional radio-based methods suffer from spectrum congestion, jamming, and high p…
Hierarchical Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient for Autonomous Maze Navigation of Mobile Robots
Wenjie Hu, Ye Zhou, Hann Woei Ho
Maze navigation is a fundamental challenge in robotics, requiring agents to traverse complex environments efficiently. While the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithm…
CPP-DIP: Multi-objective Coverage Path Planning for MAVs in Dispersed and Irregular Plantations
Weijie Kuang, Hann Woei Ho, Ye Zhou
Coverage Path Planning (CPP) is vital in precision agriculture to improve efficiency and resource utilization. In irregular and dispersed plantations, traditional grid-based CPP of…
ForaNav: Insect-inspired Online Target-oriented Navigation for MAVs in Tree Plantations
Weijie Kuang, Hann Woei Ho, Ye Zhou +1
Autonomous Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) are becoming essential in precision agriculture to enhance efficiency and reduce labor costs through targeted, real-time operations. However, e…