{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4387143436","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600","title":"Exploring the Technical Advances and Limits of Autonomous UAVs for Precise Agriculture in Constrained Environments","display_name":"Exploring the Technical Advances and Limits of Autonomous UAVs for Precise Agriculture in Constrained Environments","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-08-26","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4387143436","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10178153/1/Ben%20Miled_Exploring_the_Technical_Advances_and_Limits_of_Autonomous_UAVs_for_Precise_Agriculture_in_Constrained_Environments.pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5086238599","display_name":"Meriem Ben Miled","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","display_name":"University College London","ror":"https://ror.org/02jx3x895","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I124357947","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210144746","display_name":"The London College","ror":"https://ror.org/0546ajs61","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Meriem Ben Miled","raw_affiliation_strings":["University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5044550979","display_name":"Davide Grande","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4936-6797"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210144746","display_name":"The London College","ror":"https://ror.org/0546ajs61","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","display_name":"University College London","ror":"https://ror.org/02jx3x895","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I124357947","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Davide Grande","raw_affiliation_strings":["University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100354493","display_name":"Xudong Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2071-177X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I27357992","display_name":"Dalian University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/023hj5876","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I27357992"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xudong Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["Dalian University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dalian University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I27357992"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5079073545","display_name":"Yuanchang Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-297X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210144746","display_name":"The London College","ror":"https://ror.org/0546ajs61","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","display_name":"University College London","ror":"https://ror.org/02jx3x895","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I124357947","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yuanchang Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University College London (UCL),Department of mechanical engineering","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746","https://openalex.org/I45129253"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of mechanical engineering, University College London (UCL)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5086238599"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210144746","https://openalex.org/I45129253"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.7897,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.82287194,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"8"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10616","display_name":"Smart Agriculture and AI","score":0.9894999861717224,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1110","display_name":"Plant Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10616","display_name":"Smart Agriculture and AI","score":0.9894999861717224,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1110","display_name":"Plant Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12784","display_name":"Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence","score":0.9674000144004822,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9643999934196472,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/drone","display_name":"Drone","score":0.8869552612304688},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/precision-agriculture","display_name":"Precision agriculture","score":0.663803219795227},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/agriculture","display_name":"Agriculture","score":0.6269958019256592},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6057412028312683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","score":0.5962944626808167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systems-engineering","display_name":"Systems engineering","score":0.35032761096954346},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.21732309460639954},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/geography","display_name":"Geography","score":0.08894923329353333}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C59519942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650665","display_name":"Drone","level":2,"score":0.8869552612304688},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120217122","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740083","display_name":"Precision agriculture","level":3,"score":0.663803219795227},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118518473","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11451","display_name":"Agriculture","level":2,"score":0.6269958019256592},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6057412028312683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.5962944626808167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.35032761096954346},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.21732309460639954},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.08894923329353333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54355233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7162","display_name":"Genetics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202444582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837863","display_name":"Pure mathematics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/case56687.2023.10260600","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:10178153","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178153/","pdf_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10178153/1/Ben%20Miled_Exploring_the_Technical_Advances_and_Limits_of_Autonomous_UAVs_for_Precise_Agriculture_in_Constrained_Environments.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400024","display_name":"UCL Discovery (University College London)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","host_organization_name":"University College London","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"     In: Yi, Jingang, (ed.) 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).    IEEE: Auckland, New Zealand. (2023)     ","raw_type":"Proceedings paper"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:10178153","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178153/","pdf_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10178153/1/Ben%20Miled_Exploring_the_Technical_Advances_and_Limits_of_Autonomous_UAVs_for_Precise_Agriculture_in_Constrained_Environments.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400024","display_name":"UCL Discovery (University College London)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","host_organization_name":"University College London","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"     In: Yi, Jingang, (ed.) 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).    IEEE: Auckland, New Zealand. (2023)     ","raw_type":"Proceedings paper"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Zero hunger","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/2","score":0.8100000023841858}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4387143436.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4387143436.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":69,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1592619852","https://openalex.org/W1612997784","https://openalex.org/W1848593906","https://openalex.org/W1968315983","https://openalex.org/W1977438382","https://openalex.org/W2104929264","https://openalex.org/W2106914206","https://openalex.org/W2152864241","https://openalex.org/W2160209178","https://openalex.org/W2164062895","https://openalex.org/W2188683581","https://openalex.org/W2206222117","https://openalex.org/W2217443765","https://openalex.org/W2319003540","https://openalex.org/W2475183197","https://openalex.org/W2564361441","https://openalex.org/W2586338891","https://openalex.org/W2612112834","https://openalex.org/W2620763225","https://openalex.org/W2621274416","https://openalex.org/W2730952500","https://openalex.org/W2742399322","https://openalex.org/W2743403975","https://openalex.org/W2885984716","https://openalex.org/W2886702754","https://openalex.org/W2901136733","https://openalex.org/W2904947504","https://openalex.org/W2909157769","https://openalex.org/W2912693033","https://openalex.org/W2919264892","https://openalex.org/W2932660071","https://openalex.org/W2940793188","https://openalex.org/W2957382329","https://openalex.org/W2962691117","https://openalex.org/W2963600667","https://openalex.org/W2969823908","https://openalex.org/W2971269667","https://openalex.org/W2979383053","https://openalex.org/W2983056308","https://openalex.org/W2983599747","https://openalex.org/W2991625383","https://openalex.org/W3001485403","https://openalex.org/W3004483480","https://openalex.org/W3008232782","https://openalex.org/W3013666356","https://openalex.org/W3016964691","https://openalex.org/W3034227716","https://openalex.org/W3119824423","https://openalex.org/W3128847247","https://openalex.org/W3132043671","https://openalex.org/W3142827290","https://openalex.org/W3172544247","https://openalex.org/W3185946155","https://openalex.org/W3191207538","https://openalex.org/W3206230600","https://openalex.org/W3210595072","https://openalex.org/W4206994504","https://openalex.org/W4220806879","https://openalex.org/W4220835550","https://openalex.org/W4285329659","https://openalex.org/W4292621749","https://openalex.org/W4311453107","https://openalex.org/W4316658098","https://openalex.org/W4383108750","https://openalex.org/W6756486208","https://openalex.org/W6759044285","https://openalex.org/W6792682154","https://openalex.org/W6796737536","https://openalex.org/W6843729040"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4229448053","https://openalex.org/W4247925126","https://openalex.org/W4327774218","https://openalex.org/W2059768187","https://openalex.org/W4312858960","https://openalex.org/W4386036939","https://openalex.org/W3201212491","https://openalex.org/W4380767732","https://openalex.org/W4247744717","https://openalex.org/W3161605631"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0],"the":[1,12,29,66],"field":[2],"of":[3,14,32,65,71],"precise":[4,75],"agriculture":[5,76],"with":[6],"autonomous":[7,72],"unmanned":[8],"aerial":[9],"vehicles":[10],"(UAVs),":[11],"utilization":[13],"drones":[15],"holds":[16],"significant":[17],"potential":[18],"to":[19,45,50],"transform":[20],"crop":[21],"monitoring,":[22],"management,":[23],"and":[24,69],"harvesting":[25],"techniques.":[26],"However,":[27],"despite":[28],"numerous":[30],"benefits":[31],"UAVs":[33,73],"in":[34,48,57,74],"smart":[35],"farming,":[36],"there":[37],"are":[38],"still":[39],"several":[40],"technical":[41,67],"challenges":[42],"that":[43],"need":[44],"be":[46],"addressed":[47],"order":[49],"render":[51],"their":[52],"widespread":[53],"adoption":[54],"possible,":[55],"especially":[56],"constrained":[58,79],"environments.":[59,80],"This":[60],"paper":[61],"provides":[62],"a":[63],"study":[64],"aspect":[68],"limitations":[70],"applications":[77],"for":[78]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-05T17:49:38.594831","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}