Delayed Kalman filter for vision-based autonomous flight in ocean environments

K Gamagedara, T Lee, M Snyder - Control Engineering Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents the developments of flight hardware and software for a multirotor
unmanned aerial vehicle, performing autonomous take-off and landing on a moving vessel …

Verification of YP689 Flow Field Models for Dynamic Interface Flight Test

N Bostock, A Richez, DH Costello… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0294. vid The United States Navy
has a vested interest in determining the flow field, also referred to as air wake, behind a …

Unique research platform: The united states naval academy yard patrol craft

N Bostock, D Costello III - Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
THE UNITED States Naval Academy (USNA) maintains a fleet of yard patrol craft. A yard
patrol craft, which is referred to as a YP, is a 108 ft naval vessel whose primary mission is the …

Estimation of wind conditions utilizing RC helicopter dynamics

A Kumar, P Ben-Tzvi - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the applicability of a remote-controlled (RC) helicopter as a sensing
platform for measuring local wind conditions. A simplified nonlinear multibody helicopter …

Wind Pressure Orthogonal Decomposition Anemometer: A Wind Measurement Device for Multi-Rotor UAVs

T Hou, H ** and validation of ship air wake
A Kumar, P Ben-Tzvi - Mechatronics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents the mechatronic design and analysis of a wireless sensing platform
developed for the experimental map** and validation of the air wakes generated by …

Optimizing Drone Operator Workload in the Terminal Area for Shipboard Operations

N Bostock, A Richez, M Wickramasuriya… - 2024 International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The United States Navy (USN) is heavily reliant on its ability to operate aircraft in the
maritime environment. Done successfully, shipboard flight operations allow air-capable …

Real-time Kinematics GPS Based Telemetry System for Airborne Measurements of Ship Air Wake

K Gamagedara, T Lee, MR Snyder - AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The launch and recovery of rotary wing aircraft from naval vessels is a critical part of modern
naval aviation. Considering that rotary wing aircraft are most often launched from a flight …