Artificial Intelligence in Drone Applications (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 1435

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Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou 640301, Taiwan
Interests: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; wireless communication networks; unmanned aerial vehicles
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Department of Communications Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Interests: artificial intelligence; aerial communication networks; 6G mobile communication network; radio resource management
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Dear Colleagues,

Recently, advanced artificial intelligence technologies have provided an opportunity for new drone applications, such as surveillance, search and rescue, remote sensing, air pollution monitoring, precision agriculture, and aerial base stations. Therefore, there is a significant interest in the use of deep learning for various applications. However, artificial-intelligence-based methods are data-hungry and require a certain amount of meaningful available data to generate useful results. Therefore, these methods are challenging to implement in drones due to limited resources. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop more advanced methods.

This Special Issue intends to publish original research and review articles that discuss theoretical and practical results in relation to artificial intelligence in drones, with a particular focus on navigation, perception, wireless communication, decisions, control, and civil applications using artificial intelligence technologies.

This Special Issue addresses a broad list of topics related to artificial intelligence in drones. We welcome papers that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Artificial intelligence in drones;
  • Machine learning in drones;
  • Deep learning in drones;
  • Reinforcement learning in drones;
  • Computer vision for the perception, navigation and control of drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based flight and exploration of drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based wireless communication for drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based control schemes for drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based path planning drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based obstacle avoidance for drones;
  • Artificial-intelligence-based applications in drones.

Dr. Chao-Yang Lee
Dr. Ang-Hsun Tsai
Guest Editors

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A Deep Learning Approach for Trajectory Control of Tilt-Rotor UAV
by Javensius Sembiring, Rianto Adhy Sasongko, Eduardo I. Bastian, Bayu Aji Raditya and Rayhan Ekananto Limansubroto
Aerospace 2024, 11(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11010096 - 19 Jan 2024
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This paper investigates the development of a deep learning-based flight control model for a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, focusing on altitude, speed, and roll hold systems. Training data is gathered from the X-Plane flight simulator, employing a proportional–integral–derivative controller to enhance flight dynamics [...] Read more.
This paper investigates the development of a deep learning-based flight control model for a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, focusing on altitude, speed, and roll hold systems. Training data is gathered from the X-Plane flight simulator, employing a proportional–integral–derivative controller to enhance flight dynamics and data quality. The model architecture, implemented within the TensorFlow framework, undergoes iterative tuning for optimal performance. Testing involved two scenarios: wind-free conditions and wind disturbances. In wind-free conditions, the model demonstrated excellent tracking performance, closely tracking the desired altitude. The model’s robustness is further evaluated by introducing wind disturbances. Interestingly, these disturbances do not significantly impact the model performance. This research has demonstrated data-driven flight control in a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, offering improved adaptability and robustness compared to traditional methods. Future work may explore further flight modes, environmental complexities, and the utilization of real test flight data to enhance the model generalizability. Full article
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