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Alberts, Frederik Nicolaas. "Accurate autonomous landing of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71672.

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Thesis (MScEng)-- Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents the analysis, design, simulation and practical implementation of a control system to achieve an accurate autonomous landing of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle in the presence of wind gust atmospheric disturbances. Controllers which incorporate the concept of direct-lift control were designed based on a study of the longitudinal dynamics of the UAV constructed as a testbed. Direct-lift control offers the prospect of an improvement in the precision with which aircraft height and vertical velocit

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Basson, Matthys Michaelse. "Stall prevention control of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4310.

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Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents the development of a stall prevention flight control subsystem, which can easily be integrated into existing flight control architectures of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s). This research forms an important part of faulttolerant flight control systems and will ensure that the aircraft continues to operate safely within its linear aerodynamic region. The focus of this thesis was the stall detection and prevention problem. After a thorough literat

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Hough, Willem J. "Autonomous aerobatic flight of a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle." Thesis, Link to online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/428.

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De, Hart Ruan Dirk. "Advanced take-off and flight control algorithms for fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4179.

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Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents the development and implementation of a position based kinematic guidance system, the derivation and testing of a Dynamic Pursuit Navigation algorithm and a thorough analysis of an aircraft’s runway interactions, which is used to implement automated take-off of a fixed wing UAV. The analysis of the runway is focussed on the aircraft’s lateral modes. Undercarriage and aerodynamic effects are first analysed individually, after which the combined system is anal

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Gaum, Dunross Rudi. "Agressive flight control techniques for a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle." Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3112.

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Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>This thesis investigates aggressive all-attitude flight control systems. These are flight controllers capable of controlling an aircraft at any attitude and will enable the autonomous execution of manoeuvres such as high bank angle turns, steep climbs and aerobatic flight manoeuvres. This class of autopilot could be applied to carry out evasive combat manoeuvres or to create more efficient and realistic target drones. A model for the aircraft’s dynamics is developed in such a way that its high ba

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Redding, Joshua D. "Vision-based Target Localization from a Small, Fixed-wing Unmanned Air Vehicle." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd895.pdf.

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Lugo, Cárdenas Israel. "Autonomous take-off and landing for a fixed wing UAV." Thesis, Compiègne, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017COMP2364/document.

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Ce travail étudie certains des problèmes les plus pertinents dans le sens de la navigation et contrôle présentés dans une classe particulière de mini-véhicules aériens. L'un des principaux objectifs c'est à réaliser un véhicule léger et facile à déployer dans un court laps de temps, un véhicule sans pilote drone capable de suivre une mission complète, du décollage aux points de cheminement suivants et de terminer la mission avec un atterrissage autonome à l'intérieur d'une zone délimitée en utilisant une interface graphique dans un ordinateur ou une tablette. La génération de trajectoire II es

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Smit, Samuel Jacobus Adriaan. "Autonomous landing of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle using differential GPS." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80122.

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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation presents the design and practical demonstration of a flight control system (FCS) that is capable of autonomously landing a fixed-wing, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a stationary platform aided by a high-precision differential global positioning system. This project forms part of on-going research with the end goal of landing a fixed-wing UAV on a moving platform (for example a ship’s deck) in windy conditions. The main aim of this project is to be able to land the UAV autonomously, safely and accurately

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Alatorre, Sevilla Armando. "Landing of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle in a limited area." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Compiègne, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024COMP2801.

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Le projet de thèse consiste à développer une solution pour l'atterrissage d'un drone à voilure fixe de configuration classique dans une zone limitée. Le principal défi consiste à réduire la vitesse de l'avion à une phase minimale pendant le vol, à l'aide d'algorithmes de contrôle automatique. La réduction de la vitesse d'un drone à voilure fixe s'effectue en augmentant son angle d'attaque, ce qui implique un freinage par la force de traînée. Cependant, cette manœuvre est critique pour un avion conventionnel, parce que si son angle d'attaque augmente au-delà de l'angle de décrochage, le véhicul

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Puttige, Vishwas Ramadas Engineering &amp Information Technology Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Neural network based adaptive control for autonomous flight of fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. Engineering & Information Technology, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/43736.

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This thesis presents the development of small, inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to achieve autonomous fight. Fixed wing hobby model planes are modified and instrumented to form experimental platforms. Different sensors employed to collect the flight data are discussed along with their calibrations. The time constant and delay for the servo-actuators for the platform are estimated. Two different data collection and processing units based on micro-controller and PC104 architectures are developed and discussed. These units are also used to program the identification and control

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Jung, Dongwon Jung. "Hierarchical Path Planning and Control of a Small Fixed-wing UAV: Theory and Experimental Validation." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19781.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.<br>Committee Chair: Tsiotras, Panagiotis; Committee Member: Corban, Eric; Committee Member: Feron, Eric; Committee Member: Johnson, Eric; Committee Member: Vachtsevanos, George.

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Hedman, Robert. "Robust control system development forVTOL-to-fixed wing flight transition withthe EcoSoar UAV : A masters thesis in Automatic Control." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-81000.

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A non switching, non linear, quaternion based attitude P2 controller, together with a sensitivitynormalizing function for the control surfaces has been simulated and implemented on a flying fixedwing with non vectored engines. In simulations the controller worked well in all flight modes,hovering, transition and flying, and also rejected a simple wind disturbance in all modes. Thefirst implementation on hardware did not work due to programming errors causing crashes withunrepairable damages. The second aircraft was built out of a piece of plywood to further simplifythe testing and tolerate mor

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Montalvo, Carlos. "Meta aircraft flight dynamics and controls." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51854.

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The field of mobile robotic systems has become a rich area of research and design. These systems can navigate difficult terrain using multiple actuators with conventional ambulation, by hopping, jumping, or for aerial vehicles, using flapping wings, propellers, or engines to maintain aerial flight. Unmanned Aerial Systems(UAS) have been used extensively in both military and civilian applications such as reconnaissance or search and rescue missions. For air vehicles, range and endurance is a crucial design parameter as it governs which missions can be performed by a particular vehicle. In addit

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Cowley, Edwe Gerrit. "Kinodynamic planning for a fixed-wing aircraft in dynamic, cluttered environments : a local planning method using implicitly-defined motion primitives." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80077.

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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In order to navigate dynamic, cluttered environments safely, fully autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are required to plan conflict-free trajectories between two states in position-time space efficiently and reliably. Kinodynamic planning for vehicles with non-holonomic dynamic constraints is an NP-hard problem which is usually addressed using sampling-based, probabilistically complete motion planning algorithms. These algorithms are often applied in conjunction with a finite set of simple geometric motion primi

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SHEIKH, MADELEINE, and ALEXANDER ÖRTENGREN. "UAVs for railway infrastructure operations and maintenance activities." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-244316.

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The railway infrastructure needs to be safe, reliable and efficient in order to meet the growing demand of sustainable transportation methods. One of the main problems the railway industry faces today is that a higher traffic load increases the need for maintenance, at the same time as it reduces the availability of gaps in the timetables to perform maintenance activities. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs, have in recent years been adopted commercially due to their potential of increasing work efficiency and productivity. Different actors in the railway industry have recently started to explore

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Alves, Rubens Antônio. "Projeto e implementação de um piloto automático aplicado a aeromodelos de asa fixa e asa móvel." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2015. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/6990.

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Morgan, Hayden Matthew. "Small-Target Detection and Observation with Vision-Enabled Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8998.

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This thesis focuses on vision-based detection and observation of small, slow-moving targets using a gimballed fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Generally, visual tracking algorithms are tuned to detect motion of relatively large objects in the scene with noticeably significant motion; therefore, applications such as high-altitude visual searches for human motion often ignore target motion as noise. Furthermore, after a target is identified, arbitrary maneuvers for transitioning to overhead orbits for better observation may result in temporary or permanent loss of target visibility. W

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ADER, MARIA, and DAVID AXELSSON. "Drones in arctic environments." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-217918.

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This is a master thesis by Maria Ader and David Axelsson, students at the Master of Science in Engineering degree program in Design and Product Realization at KTH, within the master program Integrated Product Design. The thesis work will benefit ÅF and the EU project ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ. The ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ project is part of the EU’s effort to forward climate research, and aims to “coordinate and harmonize research and monitoring efforts that will greatly contribute to our knowledge and understanding of changes occurring in the arctic environment.” One out of 12 subprojects within ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ aims to “increase aw

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Brezoescu, Cornel-Alexandru. "Navigation d'un avion miniature de surveillance aérienne en présence de vent." Phd thesis, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01060415.

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Ce travail de thèse porte sur le comportement en vol de drones légers à voilure fixe en présence de vent. Ces dispositifs aériens offrent une transition en douceur de la théorie à la pratique dans le domaine de la commande autonome. En outre, ils fournissent une solution appropriée dans des environnements inaccessibles ou dangereux pour les êtres humains. Cependant, ne pas avoir un pilote humain à bord implique que les UAV reposent sur l'automatisation pour naviguer ou pour éviter les obstacles. De plus, leur vitesse de fonctionnement relativement faible les rend particulièrement affectés par

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Flores, Colunga Gerardo Ramón. "Design, modeling and control of a convertible mini airplane having four tiliting rotors." Thesis, Compiègne, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014COMP2095/document.

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Cette thèse étudie certains problèmes plus importants dans le sens de guidage, navigation et contrôle présentés dans une catégorie particulière de mini véhicules aériens (MVA) : le MVA convertible avec des ailes fixes et disques pendulaires. Cet aéronef est capable de changer sa configuration de vol, du vol stationnaire au vol palier et vice versa, au moyen d’une manœuvre de transition. Motivé par des applications civiles, on étudie théoriquement et expérimentalement les principes de contrôle en fonction de Lyapunov pour les dynamiques présentées dans le MVA convertible. Des résultats de conve

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Hansen, Cody Robert Daniel. "Magnetic signature characterization of a fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)." Thesis, 2018. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/10413.

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The use of magnetometers combined with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is an emerging market for commercial and military applications. This study presents the methodology used to magnetically characterize a novel fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV. The most challenging aspect of integrating magnetometers on manned or unmanned aircraft is minimizing the amount of magnetic noise generated by the aircraft’s onboard components. As magnetometer technology has improved in recent years magnetometer payloads have decreased in size. As a result, there has been an increase in opportunit

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