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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

IoT-Based Framework for Connected Municipal Public Services in a Strategic Digital City Context

IoT
The use of digital technology resources in public services enhances efficiency, responsiveness, and citizens’ quality of life through improved resource management, real-time monitoring, and service performance. The objective is to create and apply an IoT-
Danieli Aparecida From, Denis Alcides Rezende, Donald Francisco Quintana Sequeira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Use of a Real-Time Control Approach for Urban Stormwater Management

, 2020
The real-time control (RTC) system is a valid and cost-effective solution for urban stormwater management. This paper aims to evaluate the beneficial effect on urban flooding risk mitigation produced by applying RTC techniques to an urban drainage ...
Anna Chiara Brusco, Giandomenico Spezzano, Stefania Anna Palermo, Michele Turco, Mario Maiolo, Patrizia Piro, Behrouz Pirouz, Andrea Vinci   +7 more
core   +1 more source

A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Carbon-Negative Woody Biomass Biochar System for Sustainable Urban Management in the United States of America

Urban Science
It is essential to emphasize the significant impacts of climate change, which are evident in the form of severe and prolonged droughts, hurricanes, snowstorms, and other climatic disturbances.
Gamal El Afandi, Muhammad Irfan, Amira Moustafa, Salem Ibrahim, Santosh Sapkota   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Image" as an Instrument of Urban Management

Geographica Helvetica, 1999
Globalization and competition between cities require a new kind of planning policy. An urban development policy, which promotes a city's attractiveness for visitors and local enterprises as well as for residents is necessary in order to profitably seil the product «city».
openaire   +4 more sources

Advancing Energy Efficiency in Smart Windows via Dual‐Responsive Electro‐Thermochromism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A durable and stable quasi‐solid‐state electro‐thermal dual‐responsive photothermal regulation device has been employed in advanced energy‐efficient smart windows. The devised device not only incorporates a thermochromic hydrogel characterized by high ionic conductivity, high optical transmittance, and a low LCST, but also comprises an electrochromic ...
Tongyu Chen, Bing Xu, Guolong Zhou, Wenting Wu, Bingkun Huang, Xiaohui Tang, William W. Yu, Pooi See Lee, Wu Zhang, Zhongyang Wang, Jingwei Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data‐Driven Urban Digital Twins and Critical Infrastructure Under Climate Change: A Review of Frameworks and Applications

Urban Planning
Urban Digital Twins (UDTs) are rapidly emerging as a transformative tool for enhancing the resilience and sustainability of critical infrastructure (CI) in smart cities, particularly in the face of climate‐induced risks.
Mingyu Zhu, Jiayi Jin
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the role of local councils in the development of sustainable urban security (Case Study; Urmia City) [PDF]

تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی, 2023
Increasing urbanization today and the lack of integrated urban management have led to inadequate planning in cities. In this regard, the local councils, as the most prominent local institutions and the most important decentralization manifestations ...
Parvin Daneshvar, Taghiloo Ali Akbar, Hassan heydari   +2 more
doaj  

Integrating groundwater into urban water management

Water Science and Technology, 2006
The management of urban groundwater resources is directly linked to urban water supply and drainage concepts. A proper integration of groundwater into urban water management plans is recommended for long-term planning. The paper describes the development of a new modelling suite which addresses the urban water and solute balance in a holistic way ...
Wolf, L., Held, I., Klinger, J., Hötzl, H.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources