3rd International Conference on Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems

About this Special Issue

  1. Manuscript Summary Submission Deadline 27 February 2026 | Manuscript Submission Deadline 30 June 2026

Background

The International Conference on Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (ICAUAS) in Guangdong, China provides a forum for the discussion and dissemination of knowledge and results in theory, methodology and new advances in Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems and their applications in many other fields of science and engineering. We invite conference speakers to submit a paper to newly launched Aerospace Research Communications at no charge.

Conference Chairs
Prof. Renfu Li
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Prof. Zishun Liu
City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan), China

Prof. Yao Zheng
Zhejiang University, China

Call-for-Paper topics include the following:
- Control Architectures
- Fail-Safe Systems
- See/Sense-Detect-and-Avoid Systems
- Behavior Planning and Decision Making
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Swarm Robotics and Control
- Autonomous Coordination and Control
- Heterogeneous Platform Consensus Control
- Human-Machine Interface
- Interaction Control
- Aerodynamics
- Attitude dynamics and control

- Flight performance and stability analysis
- Flight dynamics and control of UAS
- Path Planning and Navigation
- Frequency Management
- UAS Communications
- UAS Transportation Management (UTM)
- Aeroacoustics
- Biologically Inspired UAS
- Image Processing
- Payloads
- Micro-and Mini-UAS
- Mission design and space systems

Any questions? Please email the Publishing Office.

All article processing charges are being waived until the end of 2025 for submissions to Aerospace Research Communications.

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Article types and fees

This Special Issue accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Special Issue description:

  • Brief Research Report
  • Editorial
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Original Research
  • Review

Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.

Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Issue editors

Manuscripts can be submitted to this Special Issue via the main journal or any other participating journal.