Enhancing Drone Navigation and Control: Gesture-Based Piloting, Obstacle Avoidance, and 3D Trajectory Mapping

Autonomous drone navigation presents challenges for users unfamiliar with manual flight controls, increasing the risk of collisions. This research addresses this issue by developing a multifunctional drone control system that integrates hand gesture recognition, obstacle avoidance, and 3D mapping to...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Ben Taylor, Mathew Allen, Preston Henson, Xu Gao, Haroon Malik, Pingping Zhu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Subjects:	gesture-based drone control autonomous obstacle avoidance human–drone interaction 3D mapping and navigation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/13/7340