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SVE: Stable variational encoder for end-to-end monocular navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles

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Xiaojiang Wu *
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Jiaojiao Fang
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Zelong Lai
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Guizhong Liu
DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2026.133887delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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• Introduces the stable variational encoder for end-to-end monocular UAV navigation. • Replaces unstable VAE sampling with a trainable deviation embedding for stability. • Uses a decoder-only architecture, applying variation directly to original images. • Achieves superior navigation in high-difficulty scenarios and diverse weather. • Validates practical sim-to-real transfer through real-world experiments.
Keywords:
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Aerial navigation
Stable variational encoder (SVE)
Variational autoencoder (VAE)
Imitation learning (IL)

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Expert Systems with Applications cover
Expert Systems with Applications
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7.5
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2.9W
Citations:
10.2W

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