Unmanned Aerial Systems

Chapter 21: Event-driven programming-based path planning and navigation of UAVs around a complex urban environment

Muhammed Kazim^a,c; Ahmad Taher Azar^b,c; Anis Koubaa^c; Zahra Fathy Ibrahim^d; Adeel Zaidi^a; Lixian Zhang^a    aResearch Institute of Intelligent Control and Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China^bFaculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University, Benha, Egypt^cRobotics and Internet-of-Things Lab (RIOTU), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia^dNile University, Shaikh Zayed City, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

This chapter focuses on path planning techniques for autonomous navigation of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in complex urban environments. It is difficult for UAVs to navigate at low altitudes ...