SRDrone: LLM-Driven Self-Refinement for Embodied Drone Task Planning

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Authors: Deyu Zhang, Xicheng Zhang, Jinrui Zhang, Jiahao Li, Tingting Long, Xunhua Dai, Yongjian Fu, Ju Ren, Yaoxue Zhang
Cited by: 3
References: 37

Abstract

We introduceSRDrone, a novel system designed for self-refinement task planning in industrial-grade embodied drones.SRDroneincorporates two key technical contributions: First, it employs a continuous state evaluation methodology to robustly and accurately determine task outcomes and provide explanatory feedback. This approach supersedes conventional reliance on single-frame final-state assessment for continuous, dynamic drone operations. Second,SRDroneimplements a hierarchical Behavior Tree (BT) modification model. This model integrates multi-level BT plan analysis with a constrained strategy space to enable structured reflective learning from experience. Experimental results demonstrate thatSRDroneachieves a 44.87% improvement in Success Rate (SR) over baseline methods. Furthermore, real-world deployment utilizing an experience base optimized through iterative self-refinement attains a 96.25% SR. By embedding adaptive task refinement capabilities within an industrial-grade BT planning framework,SRDroneeffectively integrates the general reasoning intelligence of Large Language Models (LLMs) with the stringent physical execution constraints inherent to embodied drones. Code is available athttps://github.com/ZXiiiC/SRDrone.

Fields of Study & Subjects

UAV Applications and Optimization Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Social Robot Interaction and HRI

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Volume
25
Issue
7
Pages
10757–10772
Publication date
16 February 2026