Drones and UAVs
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Drone, UAV, aerial-robotics, and drone-imagery applications.

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  1. #1

    Flood Detection Using Real-Time Image Segmentation from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Edge-Computing Platform

    2022
    97 citations

  2. #2

    InsPLAD: A Dataset and Benchmark for Power Line Asset Inspection in UAV Images

    2023
    79 citations

  3. #3

    Maize tassel detection with CA-YOLO for UAV images in complex field environments

    2024
    68 citations

  4. #4

    Deep Learning-Based Weed Detection Using UAV Images: A Comparative Study

    2023
    66 citations

  5. #5

    Season-Invariant GNSS-Denied Visual Localization for UAVs

    2022
    43 citations

  6. #6

    Advanced computer vision for extracting georeferenced vehicle trajectories from drone imagery

    2025
    39 citations

  7. #7

    The Self-Supervised Spectral–Spatial Vision Transformer Network for Accurate Prediction of Wheat Nitrogen Status from UAV Imagery

    2022
    32 citations

  8. #8

    UAV-Based Image and LiDAR Fusion for Pavement Crack Segmentation

    2023
    27 citations

  9. #9

    Deep-Learning-Based Defect Detection for Light Aircraft With Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    2024
    22 citations

  10. #10

    Semantic Segmentation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing Images Using SegFormer

    2025
    20 citations

  11. #11

    Drone-Based Digital Phenotyping to Evaluating Relative Maturity, Stand Count, and Plant Height in Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    2024
    19 citations

  12. #12

    R-UAV-Net: Enhanced YOLOv4 With Graph-Semantic Compression for Transformative UAV Sensing in Paddy Agronomy

    2024
    19 citations

  13. #13

    VEPL Dataset: A Vegetation Encroachment in Power Line Corridors Dataset for Semantic Segmentation of Drone Aerial Orthomosaics

    2023
    17 citations

  14. #14

    Improving the mapping of coastal invasive species using UAV imagery and deep learning

    2023
    15 citations

  15. #15

    Protecting endangered megafauna through AI analysis of drone images in a low-connectivity setting: a case study from Namibia

    2022
    15 citations

  16. #16

    Drone Detection & Classification with Surveillance ‘Radar On-The-Move’ and YOLO

    2023
    14 citations

  17. #17

    YOLO-Drone: A Scale-Aware Detector for Drone Vision

    2024
    13 citations

  18. #18

    Real-time object detection for unmanned aerial vehicles based on vision transformer and edge computing

    2026
    12 citations

  19. #19

    YOLO-RWY: A Novel Runway Detection Model for Vision-Based Autonomous Landing of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    2024
    12 citations

  20. #20

    YOLOv5 Drone Detection Using Multimodal Data Registered by the Vicon System

    2023
    12 citations

  21. #21

    Building Façade Style Classification from UAV Imagery Using a Pareto-Optimized Deep Learning Network

    2022
    12 citations

  22. #22

    Unveiling the Potential of Drone-Borne Optical Imagery in Forest Ecology: A Study on the Recognition and Mapping of Two Evergreen Coniferous Species

    2023
    11 citations

  23. #23

    HAGDAVS: Height-Augmented Geo-Located Dataset for Detection and Semantic Segmentation of Vehicles in Drone Aerial Orthomosaics

    2022
    10 citations

  24. #24

    UAV-ODS: A Real-time Outfall Detection System Based on UAV Remote Sensing and Edge Computing

    2022
    10 citations

  25. #25

    Improving Small Drone Detection Through Multi-Scale Processing and Data Augmentation

    2025
    8 citations

  26. #26

    A GIS Pipeline to Produce GeoAI Datasets from Drone Overhead Imagery

    2022
    8 citations

  27. #27

    Detecting aerial objects: drones, birds, and helicopters

    2021
    8 citations

  28. #28

    UAV-Based Visual Detection and Tracking of Drowning Victims in Maritime Rescue Operations

    2026
    7 citations

  29. #29

    Plant Detection in RGB Images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Segmentation by Deep Learning and an Impact of Model Accuracy on Downstream Analysis

    2025
    7 citations

  30. #30

    Chestnut Burr Segmentation for Yield Estimation Using UAV-Based Imagery and Deep Learning

    2024
    7 citations

  31. #31

    HRGA-Net: Hierarchical Rotation Gaussian Attention Network for Accurate Insulator Detection from UAV Images

    2025
    6 citations

  32. #32

    Improved DeepLabV3+ for UAV-Based Highway Lane Line Segmentation

    2025
    5 citations

  33. #33

    Digital Phenotyping in Plant Breeding: Evaluating Relative Maturity, Stand Count, and Plant Height in Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) via RGB Drone-Based Imagery and Deep Learning Approaches

    2023
    4 citations

  34. #34

    Dual-Modality UAV Detection and Classification under Low-Visibility: A Synth-Real RGB–IR Dataset and Benchmark for Aerial Surveillance

    2025
    3 citations

  35. #35

    EDFNet: Early Fusion of Edge and Depth for Thin-Obstacle Segmentation in UAV Navigation

    2026
    2 citations

  36. #36

    A Cloud Detection System for UAV Sense and Avoid: Analysis of a Monocular Approach in Simulation and Flight Tests

    2025
    2 citations

  37. #37

    A Comparative Study of Deep Learning Models for Cabbage Detection and Counting in Drone Imagery

    2025
    2 citations

  38. #38

    Automated Detection of Embankment Piping and Leakage Hazards Using UAV Visible Light Imagery: A Frequency-Enhanced Deep Learning Approach for Flood Risk Prevention

    2025
    2 citations

  39. #39

    Ensemble Learning-Based Weed Detection from a Duck’s Perspective Using an Aquatic Drone in Rice Paddies

    2025
    2 citations

  40. #40

    Implementation of knowledge distillation for onboard defect detection on an Unmanned Aircraft System for light aircraft general visual inspections

    2025
    2 citations

  41. #41

    Manually Annotated Drone Imagery Dataset for Automatic Coastline Delineation

    2025
    2 citations

  42. #42

    Context-Aware Invasive Plant Instance Synthesis for UAV-Based Crop Field Image Augmentation

    2023
    2 citations

  43. #43

    Deep Learning Based UAV Payload Recognition

    2023
    2 citations

  44. #44

    Assessing regression-based deep learning for river ice estimation from drone images

    2025
    1 citations

  45. #45

    High sea turtle density in a Mediterranean foraging ground revealed by UAV surveys and machine learning

    2025
    1 citations

  46. #46

    Fractional Crop Cover Estimation Via Drone Imagery and Machine Learning With Color Models

    2024
    1 citations

  47. #47

    Building Detection and Counting in Convoluted Areas Using Multiclass Datasets with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Imagery

    2023
    1 citations

  48. #48

    A Digital Twin Framework for Traffic-Aware UAV Pavement Monitoring in Open-Traffic Conditions

    2026
    0 citations

  49. #49

    An Image-based Obstacle Detection Approach for Drones Using Deep Learning

    2026
    0 citations

  50. #50

    Assessing the Domain Gap Between Public Crack Datasets and UAV Imagery for Deep Learning-Based Crack Segmentation

    2026
    0 citations

  51. #51

    Comparison of Deep Learning Models for Weed Detection and Classification in Wheat Fields Based on UAV Imagery

    2026
    0 citations

  52. #52

    EcoVision: AI-Powered Drone Imaging for Salt Marsh Vegetation Monitoring and Dominance Mapping

    2026
    0 citations

  53. #53

    Hierarchical Swin U-Net for Fine-Grained Damage Assessment from Oblique UAV Imagery: The Case of Hatay

    2026
    0 citations

  54. #54

    Improving Robotic UAV Wind-Turbine Inspection with Digital-Twin Synthetic Data

    2026
    0 citations

  55. #55

    Mapping understorey tree invasion in a drought-affected forest using multi-view UAV imagery and deep learning

    2026
    0 citations

  56. #56

    Multi-Scale Hierarchical Attention Ensemble Network for Fine-Grained Riverine Waste Segmentation Using UAV Multispectral Imagery

    2026
    0 citations

  57. #57

    PCR-Validated Comparative Deep Learning Analysis of CNN and YOLO Models for UAV-Based multi-spectral Detection of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease (WLD)

    2026
    0 citations

  58. #58

    RPD: Learning Efficient Crops and Weeds for Field Semantic Segmentation in Drone Images

    2026
    0 citations

  59. #59

    ThermalBird-Mamba: Thermal adaptive state space learning for real time UAV bird detection under low contrast and cluttered backgrounds.

    2026
    0 citations

  60. #60

    Towards automatic smoke detector inspection: Recognition of the smoke detectors in industrial facilities and preparation for future drone integration

    2026
    0 citations

  61. #61

    UAV RGB imagery and YOLO11 instance segmentation for gully erosion mapping on tailings dam

    2026
    0 citations

  62. #62

    UAV-Based Transmission Tower Inspection Using Hierarchical Multitask Learning Under Heterogeneous Supervision

    2026
    0 citations

  63. #63

    UAV-based Visual-LiDAR fusion method for concrete surface defect detection and 3D localization

    2026
    0 citations

  64. #64

    Detection of Fallopia sachalinensis on a river levee using deep learning and UAV RGB imagery

    2025
    0 citations

  65. #65

    DIANA: Drone Imagery for Archipelago Navigation and Analysis for Maritime Object Detection

    2025
    0 citations

  66. #66

    Using Citizen Science Data as Pre-Training for Semantic Segmentation of High-Resolution UAV Images for Natural Forests Post-Disturbance Assessment

    2025
    0 citations

  67. #67

    Method for training deep neural networks in vehicle detection using drone-captured data and background synthesis

    2024
    0 citations

  68. #68

    UAV-Assisted Municipal Solid Waste Monitoring for Informed Disposal Decisions

    2024
    0 citations