With the evolution of high power density battery, cheap air frames, powerful microprocessors etc. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) started playing a great role in various areas like traffic monitoring, aerial surveillance, hurricane hunting and so on. The UAV's used for these purposes are usually flown at low altitudes, almost below 1000m. Flying at such low altitudes make the UAV easy to crash. T...

A neuro-adaptive approach for autonomous flight controller design for aerial robots is proposed. Three intelligent modules are implemented to control respectively the altitude, airspeed and roll angle of the airplane, through which the altitude and the latitude-longitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle are controlled. Each intelligent module consists of a conventional feedback controller and a n...

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The paper introduces the potentiality of wireless communications in road safety improvement. New systems based on Vehicle/infrastructure and vehicle/vehicle cooperation are enabled. The results of a recent project “SAFE TUNNEL” and new projects like “SAFESPOT”, “GOODROUTE”,”WATCHOVER”, are described. All these research projects are co-funded by European Commission (EC) and witness the strong co...