[HTML][HTML] A Four-dimensional space-time automatic obstacle avoidance trajectory planning method for multi-UAV cooperative formation flight

J Zhang, H Sheng, Q Chen, H Zhou, B Yin, J Li, M Li - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trajectory planning of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the basis for them to
form the formation flight. By considering trajectory planning of multiple UAVs in formation …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of hexacopter UAVs attitude parameters employing control and decision support systems

MA Stamate, C Pupăză, FA Nicolescu, CE Moldoveanu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today, there is a conspicuous upward trend for the development of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs), especially in the field of multirotor drones. Their advantages over fixed …

[HTML][HTML] Large-Sized Multirotor Design: Accurate Modeling with Aerodynamics and Optimization for Rotor Tilt Angle

A Xie, X Yan, W Liang, S Zhu, Z Chen - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advancements in aerial mobility (AAM) are driven by needs in transportation, logistics,
rescue, and disaster relief. Consequently, large-sized multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles …

Co-design of a multirotor UAV with robust control considering handling qualities and motor failure

J Mabboux, V Pommier-Budinger, S Delbecq… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, multirotor UAVs have become significantly popular because of
their various applications. However, multirotors suffer from poor endurance performance as …

A reliability framework for safe octorotor UAV flight operations

T Thanaraj, S Govind, A Roy, BF Ng… - … on Unmanned Aircraft …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Airworthiness of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles is of utmost importance for ensuring
safe flight operations, especially in high-risk airspace. The propulsion system plays a critical …

Design Optimisation Approach of an Outer Rotor Multiphase PM Actuator for Multirotor Aerial Vehicle Applications

S Chahba, G Krebs, C Morel, R Sehab, A Akrad - Aerospace, 2024 - mdpi.com
The electric urban air mobility sector has gained significant attraction in public debates,
particularly with the proliferation of announcements demonstrating new aerial vehicles and …

[HTML][HTML] Critic Learning-Based Safe Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems with Asymmetric Input Constraints and Unmatched Disturbances

C Qin, K Jiang, J Zhang, T Zhu - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the safe optimal control method for continuous-time (CT) nonlinear safety-
critical systems with asymmetric input constraints and unmatched disturbances based on the …

Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Optimization of UAV Rotor Based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method

H Liu, L Zhu, J Li, Y Ma, P Ren - Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Aiming at raising the efficiency of multidisciplinary optimization of UAV rotor aerodynamics
and aeroacoustics, this paper established a low-order method of rotor aerodynamics and …

Battery-Electric Powertrain System Design for the HorizonUAM Multirotor Air Taxi Concept

F Jäger, O Bertram, SM Lübbe, AH Bismark… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The work presented herein has been conducted within the DLR internal research project
HorizonUAM, which encompasses research within numerous areas related to urban air …

Design of quadcopter for radiation monitoring in nuclear region

I Isnaini, FA Kusuma, T Simanjuntak - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This paper discusses a need analysis and conceptual design of a drone of quadcopters type
with the specific purpose of detecting radioactive radiation in difficult-to-reach locations by …