As technology and legislation move forward (JAA & Eurocontrol, 2004) remotely controlled,
semi-autonomous or autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) will play a significant …

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a robotic aircraft that can fly with either a remote input
from a ground-based operator, or autonomously without human intervention based on pre …

The advantages of UAVs in the aviation arena have led to extensive research activities on
autonomous technology of UAVs to achieve specific mission objectives. This thesis mainly …

A fundamental aspect of autonomous vehicle guidance is planning trajectories. Historically,
two fields have contributed to trajectory or motion planning methods: robotics and dynamics …

The growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can be attributed to many factors,
particularly the potential for them to operate beyond visual line of sight and at increasingly …

Autonomous unmanned air vehicle flight control systems require robust path generation to
account for terrain obstructions, weather, and moving threats such as radar, jammers, and …

In the last decade, signi? cant changes have occurred in the? eld of vehicle motion
planning, and for UAVs in particular. UAV motion planning is especially dif? cult due to …

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a powered pilotless aircraft, which is controlled
remotely or autonomously. UAVs are currently employed in many military roles and a …

The feasibility and survivability of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV's) in field applications have
been demonstrated during many of the recent conflicts. UAV's have the potential to reduce …

The use of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles has increased for High-Speed flights,
leading to the need for improved performance. Trajectory planning is the primary approach …