Tutorial Review of Indirect Wind Estimation Methods Using Small Uncrewed Air Vehicles

Z Ahmed, MH Halefom, C Woolsey - Journal of Aerospace Information …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
SMALL uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs) are used for a number of applications, including
package delivery [1], infrastructure inspection [2], crop monitoring and smart spraying [3] …

Flow structure around a multicopter drone: A computational fluid dynamics analysis for sensor placement considerations

M Ghirardelli, ST Kral, NC Müller, R Hann, E Cheynet… - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based approach to determine the
optimal positioning for an atmospheric turbulence sensor on a rotary-wing uncrewed aerial …

A Study on Measuring the Wind Field in the Air Using a multi-rotor UAV Mounted with an Anemometer

Z Li, O Pu, Y Pan, B Huang, Z Zhao, H Wu - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2023 - Springer
Compared to conventional wind field measurement methods such as wind masts or wind
towers, UAV-based measurement is a relatively new approach to making wind field …

Management and regulation of drone operation in urban environment: A case study

TH Tran, DD Nguyen - Social Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the exponential growth of numerous drone operations ranging from infrastructure
monitoring to even package delivery services, the laws and privacy regarding the use of …

A bioinspired triboelectric wireless anemometer with low cut-in wind speed for meteorological UAVs

Y Liu, Y Yao, K Wang, X Guan, T Li, T Cheng, Z Han - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a pivotal role in meteorological wind
speed measurements. Nevertheless, existing anemometers exhibit notable issues, including …

A high-altitude wind resource assessment method for decentralized wind power based on improved linear regression

L Zhang, W Song, E Sun, Q Zhang, D Wu, F Chen… - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
As centralized wind power construction approaches saturation, the demand for
decentralized wind power in cities, enterprises, and village is gradually increasing. Unlike …

Maritime Emission Monitoring: Development and Testing of a UAV-Based Real-Time Wind Sensing Mission Planner Module

T Karachalios, P Moschos, T Orphanoudakis - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Maritime emissions contribute significantly to global pollution, necessitating accurate and
efficient monitoring methods. Traditional methods for tracking ship emissions often face …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic Wind Estimation for Small Fixed-Wing Drones

A Sharma, GF Laupré, P Longobardi, J Skaloud - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Wind estimation is crucial for studying the atmospheric boundary layer. Traditional methods
such as weather balloons offer limited in situ capabilities; besides an Air Data System (ADS) …

Evaluation of drag coefficient for a quadrotor model

G Hattenberger, M Bronz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper focuses on the quadrotor drag coefficient model and its estimation from flight
tests. Precise assessment of such a model permits the use of a quadrotor as a sensor for …

Multi-Objective Modular Strategic Planning Framework for Low Altitude Missions Within the Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem

F Causa, G Fasano - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces a multimetric multiconstraint strategic path planning framework
applicable to unstructured urban airspace. The planner is based on a modular and scalable …