This paper investigates autonomous dynamic soaring maneuvers for a small Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (sUAV) having the capability to morph. Dynamic soaring for UAVs have …

The optimal control of a Formula One car on a three-dimensional (3D) track is studied. The
track is described by its geodesic and normal curvatures, and its relative torsion. These …

Variations in track temperature, surface conditions and layout have led tyre manufacturers to
produce a range of rubber compounds for race events. Each compound has unique friction …

This work introduces a real time suboptimal control algorithm for six-degree-of-freedom
spacecraft maneuvering based on a State-Dependent-Algebraic-Riccati-Equation (SDARE) …

Dynamic soaring is a versatile maneuver executed to acquire energy available in the
atmospheric wind shears. In this paper, an innovative concept of integrating wing sweep …

Fast and safe aircraft penetration is important to a battle mission. Radar is a major threat in
the process of aircraft penetration. To cope with the radar threat, a trajectory design method …

The evasion maneuver problem of hypersonic vehicles differs from those of ballistic missiles
and other traditional weapons, showing distinctive properties including expansive maneuver …

The use of vision sensors for noncooperative rendezvous operations is attractive, especially
for microspacecraft, because vision sensors are usually of small size, light weight, and low …

In the frame of this thesis, a Matlab® based design tool utilizing a general purpose optimal
control solver GPOPS-II® was developed for the optimization of ascent trajectories of …

THIS paper analyzes dynamic soaring in linear wind shear. Wind shear is a type of space
and time-dependent airflow vector field. Dynamic soaring is a cyclic flight trajectory that …