7 papers
Continuous Marine Tracking via Autonomous UAV Handoff
Heegyeong Kim, Alice James, Avishkar Seth +4
This paper introduces an autonomous UAV vision system for continuous, real-time tracking of marine animals, specifically sharks, in dynamic marine environments. The system integrat…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Robust Autonomous Drone Testing Pipeline
Yupeng Jiang, Yao Deng, Sebastian Schroder +7
Autonomous drones are rapidly reshaping industries ranging from aerial delivery and infrastructure inspection to environmental monitoring and disaster response. Ensuring the safety…
Towards Robust Autonomous Landing Systems: Iterative Solutions and Key Lessons Learned
Sebastian Schroder, Yao Deng, Alice James +5
Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become a focal point of research, with both established companies and startups investing heavily in their development. This paper presents our…
GARL: Genetic Algorithm-Augmented Reinforcement Learning to Detect Violations in Marker-Based Autonomous Landing Systems
Linfeng Liang, Yao Deng, Kye Morton +7
Automated Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) landing is crucial for autonomous UAV services such as monitoring, surveying, and package delivery. It involves detecting landing targets, p…
MecQaBot: A Modular Robot Sensing and Wireless Mechatronics Framework for Education and Research
Alice James, Avishkar Seth, Subhas Mukhopadhyay
We introduce MecQaBot, an open-source, affordable, and modular autonomous mobile robotics framework developed for education and research at Macquarie University, School of Engineer…
Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Indoor UAV Navigation in Confined Spaces
Alice James, Avishkar Seth, Endrowednes Kuantama +2
In this paper, we address the challenge of navigating through unknown indoor environments using autonomous aerial robots within confined spaces. The core of our system involves the…