DroneCAN 2018 - 3nd International Workshop on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and their Communications, Applications and Networks (DroneCAN)

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, commonly known as drones) have various forms, such as small quad-/hexa-/octo-copters, airplanes, or blimps. They are novel mobile unmanned autonomous systems organized in standalone or networked teams, and they are increasingly investigated in various contexts to support human. Recently, applications employing UAS or drones can be extended to a wide range of areas, e.g., surveillance, platooning, traffic control, search-and-rescue missions, wild fire monitoring, product delivery, or video taking. Additionally, drones can also offer the capability to improvise ad hoc wireless networks in case of emergencies. In the course of such missions, UAS or drones can perceive their environment through embedded computing power and a variety of sensors, such as IMU sensors (gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometer), GPS units, and various types of cameras. However, their all useful applications and perception of environments require reliable communication systems that are used to share information and coordinate activities among them.
The focus of the workshop will be on dealing with requirements, challenges, constraints, regulations, public safety, theoretical issues, algorithm/protocol/system design, innovative applications, and experimental results of UASs/drones and their communication networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Communication architectures and protocols for UASs or drones
Positioning and localization
Swarming and coordination
Autonomous flight control
Ground control system architecture, operation and maintenance
Vision and object tracking
Sensors for flight and fleet control
Deep-learning tools, software, applications for UASs or drones
Delay-tolerant aerial systems
Safety and regulatory issues
Security, protection and privacy issues
Energy-efficient operation and energy harvesting of UASs or drones
Mobility-awareness
Mission-critical and/or context-aware solutions
Emergency applications
UAS or drone-based surveillance
Mapping applications
Smart cities and urban applications of UASs or drones
Empirical results of UAS or drone testbeds