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This Chapter justifies the rationale for publishing this edited book. It starts with a non technical, general discussion about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Then, it presents some fundamental definitions related to UAVs for clarification purposes, and discusses the contents of the book in a very concise way. It paves the way for what is included in subsequent Chapters and how the material, even though it is divided in parts, ties together in a rather unified and smooth way. The goal is to help the potential reader be-come familiar with the contents of the book and with what to expect reading each Chapter.
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Valavanis, K.P. (2007). Introduction. In: Valavanis, K.P. (eds) Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6114-1_1
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