Gusts of moderate and large magnitude induce flow separation and other complexities when
they interact with the lifting surfaces of air vehicles. The presence of these nonlinear gusts …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have a variety of applications in our daily life that
have attracted the attention of many researchers around the world. There are a variety of …

Fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly important in
military, civil, and scientific sectors. Because of the existing nonlinearities, effective control …

There is a growing desire to operate Uncrewed Air Vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments
for parcel delivery, and passenger-carrying air taxis for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The …

Musculoskeletal systems cope with many environmental perturbations without neurological
control. These passive preflex responses aid animals to move swiftly through complex …

Attitude control is an essential flight capability. Whereas flying robots commonly rely on
accelerometers for estimating attitude, flying insects lack an unambiguous sense of gravity …

Challenges associated with flight control of agile fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs)
operating in complex environments is significantly different to any larger scale vehicle. The …

The use of flying robots (drones) is increasing rapidly, but their utility is limited by high power
demand, low specific energy storage and poor gust tolerance. By contrast, birds …

The utility of micro air vehicles (MAVs) has expanded significantly in the last decade, and
there are now numerous commercial systems available at relatively low cost. This expansion …

This paper addresses one of the recognized barriers to the unrestricted adoption of
Unmanned Aircraft (UA) in mainstream urban use—noise—and reviews existing …