Airborne wind energy systems convert wind energy into electricity using tethered flying
devices, typically flexible kites or aircraft. Replacing the tower and foundation of …

A systematic review and analysis of the literature of diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis
turbines are presented. A collection of 155 articles in the area is analyzed and classified …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is based on layer-by-layer addition of materials. It gives design
flexibility and potential to decrease costs and manufacturing lead time. Because the AM …

This paper presents a co-design framework that optimizes the kite design, site, and
controller of a kite-based marine hydrokinetic (MHK) energy-harvesting system. The …

In order to precisely control the wind power generation systems under nonlinear variable
wind velocity, this paper proposes a novel maximum power tracking (MPPT) strategy for …

This paper presents the closed-loop experimental framework and dynamic model validation
for a 1/12-scale underwater kite design. The pool-based tow testing framework described …

This paper examines the control of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with a
deployable energy-harvesting kite for oceanographic observation and surveillance. The …

This paper presents a study wherein we experimentally characterize the dynamics and
control system of a lab-scale ocean kite, and then refine, validate, and extrapolate this model …

This paper presents a framework by which a data-driven optimization technique known as
Bayesian Optimization can be used for real-time optimal control. In particular, Bayesian …

This paper presents a hierarchical control framework for a kite-based marine hydrokinetic
(MHK) system that executes power-augmenting cross-current flight, along with simulation …