Edge-Aware Thermal Infrared UAV Swarm Tracking

Researchers proposed an edge-friendly thermal infrared tracking pipeline for tiny UAVs in swarms.

The system uses an Adaptive Kinematic Kalman Filter plus false-positive suppression and predictive coasting to handle fast motion, occlusion, and sensor jitter.

It aims to stay lighter than heavier nonlinear methods while improving real-time trajectory continuity.

The approach is relevant for degraded visual conditions and edge-device deployment, with benchmarks tied to Anti-UAV and Beyond Strong Baseline.