Recently, drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)) are getting increasing attention and
taking mobile computing to a new era. Due to the support of highly advanced technologies …

This paper investigates the feasibility of a longrange inspection mission of railways by UAVs
from a risk point of view. Ground risk for population of inhabited areas is assessed for such a …

Recently, there has been immense interest in using unmanned aerial vehicles for civilian
operations. As a result, unmanned aerial systems traffic management is needed to ensure …

Autonomous emergency landing capability of fixed-wing aircraft is essential for opening
airspace for civil unmanned aviation. This article proposes a goal-oriented control scheme to …

Emergency landing is a critical safety feature for the expected increase of autonomous
vehicles in the airspace. This paper presents Safe2Ditch, an autonomous crash …

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in military and industry today is becoming more
widespread. There are a wide range of UAV models that are functional today. The size of …

This paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC) scheme for maximising the benefit of
a useful disturbance by exploiting preview information of the disturbance, in the context of …

This paper addresses the generation of accurate ground impact footprints and probabilistic
maps for fixed-wing UAVs. Monte Carlo simulations are performed using a 6DOF dynamic …

A major hurdle toward the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the civilian airspace
is the development of a principled methodology for handling emergency landings. Most of …

In hostile environments, engine damage is of particular concern since the engine is the only
component to generate thrust that affects survivability. For an aircraft suffering thrust failure …