Bird-inspired velocity optimization for UAVs in the urban environment

CJ Williamson, A Spelt, SP Windsor - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs) are low-cost quick to launch platforms which offer
potential for a range of roles in urban environments. However, these environments create …

Bird velocity optimization as inspiration for unmanned aerial vehicles in urban environments

CJ Williamson, A Spelt, SP Windsor - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) operating in urban environments must deal with
complex wind flows and endurance limitations caused by current battery technology. Birds …

Simulation of a machine learning based controller for a fixed-wing UAV with distributed sensors

A Guerra-Langan, SA Araujo-Estrada… - AIAA Scitech 2020 …, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Recent research suggests that the information obtained from arrays of sensors distributed on
the wing of a fixed-wing small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can provide information not …