International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Top Research Topics at International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems?

• Control theory (31.42%)
• Control engineering (17.42%)
• Artificial intelligence (16.07%)

The conference focuses largely on the fields of Control theory, Control engineering, Artificial intelligence, Real-time computing and Trajectory. The study on Control theory presented in the conference intersects with the topics under Aerodynamics. Research in Aerodynamics discussed is concerned with the study of Aerospace engineering as a whole.

The work on Control engineering tackled in the conference brings together disciplines like Control system, Robot, Actuator and Control (management). While the event focused on Artificial intelligence, it was also able to explore topics like Global Positioning System, Position (vector) and Computer vision. The research on Computer vision featured in International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems combines topics in other fields like Kalman filter and Visualization.

The Real-time computing works featured in the conference incorporate elements from Simulation and Motion planning. The study on Motion planning presented in International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems intersects with subjects under the field of Mathematical optimization. It features studies on Control theory, including topics such as PID controller.

What are the most cited papers published at the conference?

• A survey of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for traffic monitoring (156 citations)
• UAVs for smart cities: Opportunities and challenges (151 citations)
• A mobility model for UAV ad hoc network (84 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems:

The conference articles focus on Control theory, Control engineering, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision and Real-time computing. Issues in Control engineering were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Robot, Vehicle dynamics, Multirotor and Position (vector). While Computer vision is the focus of the conference articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Kalman filter and Visualization.

What topics the last edition of the conference is best known for?

• Artificial intelligence
• Operating system
• Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Control theory, Real-time computing, Trajectory, Control theory and Drone are among the topics commonly tackled in International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The studies on Control theory discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Computer simulation and Position (vector). In it, Control system, Motion planning, GNSS applications, Collision and Lidar are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Real-time computing research.

The event explores research in GNSS applications alongside concepts in Location awareness and other areas of study in Robot. The studies in Trajectory featured incorporate elements of Convergence (routing), PID controller, Heading (navigation) and Control (management). The conference focuses on Control theory but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Tracking (particle physics) and Model predictive control.

The most cited articles from the last conference are:

• A Comparison of LiDAR-based SLAM Systems for Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (5 citations)
• Autonomous Flight in Unknown GNSS-denied Environments for Disaster Examination (2 citations)
• Lane Geometry, Compliance Levels, and Adaptive Geo-fencing in CORRIDRONE Architecture for Urban Mobility (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Rogelio Lozano (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Anibal Ollero (50 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Youmin Zhang (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Tor Arne Johansen (44 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• YangQuan Chen (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• CINVESTAV (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Seville (54 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (45 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Concordia University (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Technology of Compiègne (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.87% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 11.28% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.21% of all publications and 45.64% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.