A novel UNet detector detects sheep in UAV imagery.
problem Detecting small objects (sheep) in UAV imagery.
method Developed a novel dataset, used various object detectors, and evaluated their performance.
result UNet detector with weighted Hausdorff distance is best for sheep detection.
New method uses UAV imagery and ML to map crops and weeds.
problem Mapping crops and weeds at high resolution.
method Machine Learning algorithms trained on expert-masked images.
result Maps with >90% identification efficiency at 5m altitude.
SLIC-UAV monitors forest recovery using UAVs and machine learning.
problem Challenges in monitoring forest recovery, especially in logged tropical forests.
method Novel pipeline for UAV imagery analysis, combining crown labelling, species classification, and superpixel segmentation.
result SLIC-UAV achieves high accuracy in species mapping, from 79.3% to 90.5%.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), autonomously-guided aircraft, are widely used for tasks involving surveillance and reconnaissance. A version of the pursuit-evasion problems centered around UAVs and its variants has been extensively studied in recent years due to numerous breakthroughs in AI. We present an approach to …
Paper proposes efficient UAV placement for aerial base stations.
problem Efficient placement of UAVs as aerial base stations to serve varying traffic demand.
method Modeling UAV deployment as a non-cooperative game and using a learning-based algorithm to update UAV locations.
result Significant performance gains up to 52% and 74% in terms of throughput and dropped users compared to an optimized baseline algorithm.
Current UAV-recorded datasets are mostly limited to action recognition and object tracking, whereas the gesture signals datasets were mostly recorded in indoor spaces. Currently, there is no outdoor recorded public video dataset for UAV commanding signals. Gesture signals can be effectively used with UAVs by leveraging…
Paper proposes a federated learning framework for UAV swarms, optimizing convergence rate and energy consumption.
problem Challenges of centralized ML in UAV swarms due to limited connections and large data volumes.
method Distributed federated learning within UAV swarm, joint power allocation and scheduling design.
result Joint design strategy reduces communication rounds by up to 35%.
A scheme for UAVs to borrow spectrum from terrestrial networks for disaster relief.
problem Spectrum shortage in UAV networks for critical missions.
method Hierarchical spectrum sharing model with relaying UAVs and reinforcement learning.
result Autonomous spectrum management improves QoS and prolongs UAV lifetime.
Improved real-time UAV terrain following with RVM-RLS filter.
problem Accurate real-time waypoints estimation under measurement noise in nonlinear, time-varying systems.
method Residual Variance Matching Recursive Least Squares (RVM-RLS) filter guided by RVME criterion.
result Improved waypoints estimation accuracy by approximately 88% compared to benchmarks.
This paper investigates the autonomous control of massive unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for mission-critical applications (e.g., dispatching many UAVs from a source to a destination for firefighting). Achieving their fast travel and low motion energy without inter-UAV collision under wind perturbation is a daunting c…
Paper optimizes UAV navigation for IoT data freshness and energy efficiency.
problem Improving data freshness and connectivity for IoT devices with UAVs.
method Deep reinforcement learning model with experience replay for energy-efficient UAV trajectory optimization.
result The proposed approach is 3.6% and 3.13% more energy efficient than greedy and baseline methods.
In this paper, the problem of optimizing the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with visible light communication (VLC) capabilities is studied. In the studied model, the UAVs can simultaneously provide communications and illumination to service ground users. Ambient illumination increases the interf…
Paper uses machine learning to optimize UAV deployment for traffic offloading.
problem Optimizing UAV deployment for efficient traffic offloading from ground BSs.
method LSTM for traffic prediction, KEG algorithm for service area determination, multi-access techniques comparison.
result RSMA reduces up to 24% total power consumption compared to conventional methods.
UAV uses RL to navigate, map, and detect targets in unknown environments.
problem Optimizing UAV trajectory for accurate mapping and target detection in unknown environments.
method Formulated as an MDP, UAV uses RL to infer navigation policy.
result UAV autonomously explores high target detection areas while reconstructing the environment.
Recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology have revolutionized a broad class of civil and military applications. However, the designs of wireless technologies that enable real-time streaming of high-definition video between UAVs and ground clients present a conundrum. Most existing adaptive bitrate (AB…
UAVs learn to collect data from IoT sensors efficiently.
problem Efficient UAV path planning for wireless data collection.
method Deep reinforcement learning (DDQN) with experience replay and convolutional layers.
result UAV control policy generalizes over changing scenario parameters.
The paper optimizes UAV path and power for QoS in cellular networks.
problem Optimizing UAV path and power for QoS in cellular networks.
method Apprenticeship learning via deep inverse reinforcement learning (IRL) combined with Q-learning and DRL.
result The proposed method achieves expert-level performance and maintains performance in unseen situations.
Paper optimizes UAV-assisted mobile edge computing for energy efficiency.
problem Minimizing energy consumption in UAV-assisted mobile edge computing.
method Proposes CAT and RAT algorithms combining convex optimization and deep reinforcement learning.
result RAT achieves similar performance and outperforms traditional algorithms.
This study improves UAV identification using RF signals with one-shot generative methods.
problem Limited RF environments and signal variability make traditional RF identification ineffective.
method Introduces one-shot generative methods to augment RF signals for UAV identification.
result One-shot generative methods outperform traditional methods in low-data regimes.
Novel path planning improves UAV detection of extreme anomalies.
problem Improper criteria for UAV anomaly detection.
method Mathematical criteria guiding UAV towards strong anomalies.
result Proposed approach outperforms traditional methods in various applications.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are envisioned to complement the 5G communication infrastructure in future smart cities. Hot spots easily appear in road intersections, where effective communication among vehicles is challenging. UAVs may serve as relays with the advantages of low price, easy deployment, line-of-sight l…
Automatic classification of trees using remotely sensed data has been a dream of many scientists and land use managers. Recently, Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been expected to be an easy-to-use, cost-effective tool for remote sensing of forests, and deep learning has attracted attention for its ability concerning…
This paper optimizes UAV and FeICIC locations in a three-tier LTE-Advanced network.
problem Optimizing UAV and FeICIC locations in a three-tier LTE-Advanced network.
method Integrates UAVs as both UE and BS in LTE-Advanced HetNet, uses CRE, ICIC, 3D beamforming, and genetic algorithms for optimization.
result Heuristic algorithms outperform brute-force techniques in achieving better 5pSE and coverage probability.
Improved UAV navigation and landing using deep learning.
problem Autonomous navigation and landing of UAVs with high accuracy.
method Multimodal fusion of visual and inertial sensor data using deep neural networks.
result 25% improvement in pose estimation accuracy compared to traditional methods.
Bayesian fusion improves radar target recognition for UAVs.
problem Improving radar target recognition for UAVs using multistatic radar configurations.
method Proposes a fully Bayesian RATR framework using Optimal Bayesian Fusion (OBF) to aggregate classification probability vectors from multiple radars.
result Empirical results show that the OBF method significantly enhances classification accuracy compared to other fusion methods and single radar configurations.
Study uses cGAN to translate multispectral to nighttime satellite imagery.
problem Limited understanding of nighttime satellite imagery composition.
method Adopted and modified pix2pix cGAN framework for multispectral-to-nighttime translation.
result Proves feasibility of multispectral-to-nighttime translation.
Researchers develop multi-agent systems for quadcopters to collaborate in missions.
problem Enable multiple quadcopters to work together in remote sensing tasks.
method Agent dynamics, network topologies, collective behaviors, agreement protocol, equations of motion for quadcopters.
result Multi-agent systems can successfully collaborate in remote sensing missions.
Satellite imagery helps assess sustainable development with machine learning.
problem Lack of ground data on sustainable development outcomes.
method Combining satellite imagery with machine learning to model outcomes.
result Machine learning models perform well across multiple sustainable development domains.
This work enables UAVs to autonomously form desired trajectories without needing a central plan.
problem Autonomous formation of complex trajectories in UAVs.
method Decentralized control system using geometric embeddings.
result Quadcopters self-organize into desired trajectories while maintaining separation.
Land use classification of low resolution spatial imagery is one of the most extensively researched fields in remote sensing. Despite significant advancements in satellite technology, high resolution imagery lacks global coverage and can be prohibitively expensive to procure for extended time periods. Accurately classi…
Obtaining detailed and reliable data about local economic livelihoods in developing countries is expensive, and data are consequently scarce. Previous work has shown that it is possible to measure local-level economic livelihoods using high-resolution satellite imagery. However, such imagery is relatively expensive to …
Large datasets of sub-meter aerial imagery represented as orthophoto mosaics are widely available today, and these data sets may hold a great deal of untapped information. This imagery has a potential to locate several types of features; for example, forests, parking lots, airports, residential areas, or freeways in th…
Satellite imagery improves house price prediction models.
problem Improving accuracy of housing price estimation models.
method Transfer learning from ImageNet-pretrained Inception-v3 model to satellite images.
result Achieved a 10% improvement in R-squared score.
Unsupervised method removes satellite noise without paired data.
problem Image artifacts from satellite sensor noises affect quality and applications.
method Wavelet subband cycleGAN using adversarial and cycle-consistency losses.
result Effectively removes satellite noise while preserving high frequency features.
Deep learning models perform variably across continents/seasons in land cover mapping.
problem Variability in deep learning model performance across different continents/seasons.
method Clustering techniques on satellite imagery from different continents.
result Model performance varies significantly between different continents/seasons.
Satellite imagery and ML improve livelihood measurements and estimate electrification's impact.
problem Sparse data hinders policy development and evaluation.
method Satellite imagery, machine learning, and ML inference techniques.
result Grid access improves rural asset wealth by 0.17 standard deviations.
Monitoring of disasters is crucial for mitigating their effects on the environment and human population, and can be facilitated by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), equipped with camera sensors that produce aerial photos of the areas of interest. A modern technique for recognition of events based on aerial pho…
Study uses aerial or satellite imagery to improve land price prediction in Thailand.
problem Limited accuracy of traditional land price prediction methods.
method Proposes a similarity-based asset valuation model using Siamese-inspired Neural Network and ensembles deep learning and tree-based models.
result Achieves an AUC of approximately 0.81, outperforming traditional methods.
Deep learning continues to push state-of-the-art performance for the semantic segmentation of color (i.e., RGB) imagery; however, the lack of annotated data for many remote sensing sensors (i.e. hyperspectral imagery (HSI)) prevents researchers from taking advantage of this recent success. Since generating sensor speci…
Paper introduces kernel methods for detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.
problem Detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.
method Nonlinear extension of Gaussian and elliptically contoured distribution algorithms using reproducing kernel Hilbert space.
result Improved detection accuracy and reduced false-alarm rates compared to linear formulations.
Geometry-aware models improve cross-subject EEG decoding accuracy.
problem Strong inter-subject variability in motor imagery decoding.
method Discriminative Congruence Transform (DCT), Deep Linear DCT (DLDCT), Deep DCT-UNet (DDCT-UNet).
result Improves transductive cross-subject accuracy by 2-3%.
This paper benchmarks privacy-preserving machine learning on medical images.
problem Ensuring privacy in medical image analysis while maintaining model accuracy.
method Comparing Local-DP and DP-SGD for differential privacy in medical imagery.
result Theoretical privacy guarantees do not fully align with real-world performance.
Each year, around 6 million car accidents occur in the U.S. on average. Road safety features (e.g., concrete barriers, metal crash barriers, rumble strips) play an important role in preventing or mitigating vehicle crashes. Accurate maps of road safety features is an important component of safety management systems for…
HighRes-net enhances satellite imagery by fusing multiple low-res views.
problem Super-resolving satellite imagery for reliable monitoring of human impact.
method End-to-end deep learning approach for multi-frame super-resolution.
result HighRes-net outperformed in European Space Agency's MFSR competition.
New method detects TC imagery patterns for rapid intensity change.
problem Detecting upcoming rapid intensity changes in TC satellite imagery.
method Nonparametric test of association between images and event labels using neural networks and bootstrap.
result Identifies archetypes of infrared imagery associated with elevated rapid intensification risk.
We address the issue of edge detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery. In particular, we propose nonparametric methods for edge detection, and numerically compare them to an alternative method that has been recently proposed in the literature. Our results show that some of the proposed methods display superior res…
Roads are critically important infrastructure to societal and economic development, with huge investments made by governments every year. However, methods for monitoring those investments tend to be time-consuming, laborious, and expensive, placing them out of reach for many developing regions. In this work, we develop…
The paper detects amateur drones using acoustic signals, overcoming interference.
problem Detection of unmonitored UAVs (amateur drones) for security and safety.
method Machine learning approach using Independent Component Analysis (ICA) for acoustic signal detection.
result The RMS values of PSD with KNN outperform other methods in detecting AmDr.