Efficient Coverage Path Planning for a Drone in an Urban Environment

Multirotor drones play an increasingly significant role in smart cities and are among the most widely discussed emerging technologies. They are expected to support various applications such as package delivery, data collection, traffic policing, surveillance, and medicine. As part of their services,...

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Published in:	Drones
Main Authors:	Joanne Sabag, Barak Pinkovich, Ehud Rivlin, Hector Rotstein
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Subjects:	unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) autonomous systems coverage path planning
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/2/98

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