Mr Kilian Meier
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WildDrone
Principal Investigator
Description
Autonomous Drones for Nature Conservation MissionsManaging organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/01/2023 to 31/12/2026
Publications
Recent publications
17/03/2026Design of an Autonomous Airborne Recovery System: A Fixed-Wing UAV–Quadrotor Platform Using Improved NMPC and Vision-Based Control
Drones
SORA 2.5-Guided BVLOS UAS for Wildlife Conservation in Kenya: Reducing Friction Between Safety and Field Operations
Drones
WildDrone: autonomous drone technology for monitoring wildlife populations
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
WildLive: Near Real-time Visual Wildlife Tracking onboard UAVs: Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)
WildBridge: Conservation Software for Animal Localisation using Commercial Drones
15th annual International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Competition
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