Drones MDPI

👏Great News! #Drones’ 2024 #Impact_Factor has risen to 4.8, up from 4.4 in 2023, ranked in #Q1. 📷More information: mdpi.com/journal/drones… #MDPI #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #JCR

✨Highly Recommended Read✨ PPO-Based Attitude Controller Design for a Tilt Rotor #UAV in Transition Process By Rui Yang, Changping Du, Yao Zheng, Huzhen Gao, Yuean Wu and Tianrui Fang 👇See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/8/…

🚀 We are pleased to announce Dr. Ahmed Sayed from @UWaterloo as the winner of the #Drones Best #PhD Thesis Award for his work, “#UAV Detection Based on Adaptive Radar Signal Processing.” 🏆 Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! 🔗Read more: mdpi.com/journal/drones…

📢#EditorsChoice Unmanned Aircraft Systems (#UASs): Current State, Emerging Technologies, and Future Trends By Gennaro Ariante and Giuseppe Del Core 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/1/…

📢#EditorsChoice The Future of #LastMileDelivery: Lifecycle Environmental and Economic Impacts of #Drone-Truck Parallel Systems By Danwen Bao, Yu Yan, Yuhan Li and Jiajun Chu 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/1/…

📢#EditorsChoice Systematic Literature Review Methodology for #Drone Recharging Processes in #Agriculture and #Disastermanagement By Leonardo Grando, Juan Fernando Galindo Jaramillo, José Roberto Emiliano Leite and Edson Luiz Ursini 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/1/…

✨Highly Recommended Read✨ DFA-Net: Multi-Scale Dense Feature-Aware Network via Integrated Attention for #UnmannedAerialVehicle Infrared and Visible Image Fusion By Sen Shen et al. 👇See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/8/…

✨Highly Recommended Read✨ #DigitalTwin Development for the #Airspace of the Future By Toufik Souanef, Saba Al-Rubaye, Antonios Tsourdos, Samuel Ayo and Dimitrios Panagiotakopoulos 👇See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/7/…

✨Highly Recommended Read✨ CARLA+: An Evolution of the CARLA Simulator for Complex Environment Using a Probabilistic Graphical Model By Sumbal Malik et al. 👇See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/2/…

📢Feature Paper This Feature Paper explores the precision of smartphone-based #LiDAR (iPhone 13 Pro) for capturing #3D data at megalithic sites in southern Spain, combining it with #UAV #photogrammetry. By Juan Moyano et al. 🔗 Read the study: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/7/…

📢Feature Paper Decomposition and Modeling of the Situational Awareness of #UnmannedAerialVehicles for Advanced #AirMobility By Sorelle Audrey Kamkuimo, Felipe Magalhaes, Rim Zrelli, Henrique Amaral Misson, Maroua Ben Attia and Gabriela Nicolescu 👉mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/8/…

📢Feature Paper Routine and Safe Operation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Areas with High Densities of Flying Birds By Karina J. Sorrell, Finella M. E. Dawlings, Claire E. Mackay, and Rohan H. Clarke 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/8/…

📢The July #issuecover from #Drones is here! ☀️ Discover how #solar-powered micro air vehicles are being optimized for #energy & #aerodynamics. 🔗Read the cover paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/7/… 👉Browse the full issue: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/7

📩Mostly Downloaded Paper Accelerating Use of #Drones and #Robotics in Post-Pandemic Project Supply Chain By Musaab A. AlRushood, Fred Rahbar, Shokri Z. Selim and Fikri Dweiri 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/5/…

🌿New Publication🌿 Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Last-Mile Delivery: A Collaborative Approach with Public Transportation System and #Drones By Pierre Romet, Charbel Hage, El-Hassane Aglzim, Tonino Sophy and Franck Gechter 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/8/…

📩Mostly Downloaded Paper Research on Object Detection and Recognition Method for #UAV #Aerial Images Based on Improved YOLOv5 By Heng Zhang, Faming Shao, Xiaohui He, Zihan Zhang, Yonggen Cai and Shaohua Bi 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/6/…

🌿New Publication🌿 Systematic Review of Multi-Objective #UAV Swarm Mission Planning Systems from Regulatory Perspective By Luke Checker, Hui Xie, Siavash Khaksar and Iain Murray 👉mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/7/…

📢#callforpapers The Special Issue "#UAV Path Planning Algorithms for Surveillance and Reconnaissance in Civil Applications" is open for submissions. 🗓️Deadline for submissions: 28 January 2026 👉Details & submission: mdpi.com/journal/drones…

🌿New Publication🌿 PowerLine-MTYOLO: A Multitask YOLO Model for Simultaneous Cable Segmentation and Broken Strand Detection By Badr-Eddine Benelmostafa and Hicham Medromi 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/7/…

🌿New Publication🌿 Robust Predictive Functional Control for #Quadrotor #Flight Systems By Kai Masuda and Kenji Uchiyama 👉See the paper: mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/7/…

🚨 HEADS UP for #I3S2025 🚨 The submission deadline, 25 July, is 3 days away! 🔔 ✅ Submit your abstract now ➡️ brnw.ch/21wU9Ms 🗣️ You won’t want to miss the sharing of frontline, impactful research at this crucial conference! 🌅 🌟 Abstracts chosen by the Scientific…