UWB-Based Indoor Navigation in a Flexible Manufacturing System Using a Custom Quadrotor UAV

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This work is partly funded by the European Commission, framework HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03, project 101079398 ‘New Approach to Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing (NEPTUN)’.

Financial support for the third author from the Gdańsk University of Technology by the DEC-13/2021/IDUB/ll.1/AMERICIUM grant under the AMERICIUM – ‘Excellence Initiative – Research University’ program is gratefully acknowledged.

Authors and Affiliations

1. National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Politehniou 9, 15773, Athens, Greece

   Petros Savvakis, George-Christopher Vosniakos, Emmanuel Stathatos & Panorios Benardos

2. Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland

   Marek Chodnicki

3. ENSMM, 26, rue de l’épitaphe, 25030, Besancon, France

   Axel Debar-Monclair

Corresponding author

Correspondence to George-Christopher Vosniakos .

Editors and Affiliations

1. TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Porto, Portugal

   Francisco J. G. Silva

2. TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

   António B. Pereira

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP – School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

   Raul D. S. G. Campilho