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Design and Flight Demonstration of a Quadrotor for Urban Mapping and Target Tracking Research
Collin Hague, Nick Kakavitsas, Jincheng Zhang +3
This paper describes the hardware design and flight demonstration of a small quadrotor with imaging sensors for urban mapping, hazard avoidance, and target tracking research. The v…
Sampling-Based Risk-Aware Path Planning Around Dynamic Engagement Zones
Artur Wolek, Isaac E. Weintraub, Alexander Von Moll +2
Existing methods for avoiding dynamic engagement zones (EZs) and minimizing risk leverage the calculus of variations to obtain optimal paths. While such methods are deterministic,…
GPU-Accelerated 3D Polygon Visibility Volumes for Synergistic Perception and Navigation
Andrew Willis, Collin Hague, Artur Wolek +1
UAV missions often require specific geometric constraints to be satisfied between ground locations and the vehicle location. Such requirements are typical for contexts where line-o…
Quadrotor Takeoff Trajectory Planning in a One-Dimensional Uncertain Wind-field Aided by Wind-Sensing Infrastructure
Nicholas Kakavitsas, Artur Wolek
This paper investigates optimal takeoff trajectory planning for a quadrotor modeled with vertical-plane rigid body dynamics in an uncertain, one-dimensional wind-field. The wind-fi…
Cesium Tiles for High-realism Simulation and Comparing SLAM Results in Corresponding Virtual and Real-world Environments
Chris Beam, Jincheng Zhang, Nicholas Kakavitsas +3
This article discusses the use of a simulated environment to predict algorithm results in the real world. Simulators are crucial in allowing researchers to test algorithms, sensor…
UAV-Borne Mapping Algorithms for Low-Altitude and High-Speed Drone Applications
Jincheng Zhang, Artur Wolek, Andrew R. Willis
This article presents an analysis of current state-of-the-art sensors and how these sensors work with several mapping algorithms for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) applications, foc…