Unmanned aerial vehicles for search and rescue: A survey
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained popularity due to their
flexibility, mobility, and accessibility in various fields, including search and rescue (SAR) …
flexibility, mobility, and accessibility in various fields, including search and rescue (SAR) …
Air taxi service for urban mobility: A critical review of recent developments, future challenges, and opportunities
Expected to operate in the imminent future, air taxi service (ATS) is an aerial on-demand
transport for a single passenger or a small group of riders, which seeks to transform the …
transport for a single passenger or a small group of riders, which seeks to transform the …
Optimal 3D-trajectory design and resource allocation for solar-powered UAV communication systems
In this paper, we investigate the resource allocation algorithm design for multicarrier solar-
powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication systems. In particular, the UAV is …
powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication systems. In particular, the UAV is …
Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery
The use of automated, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to deliver commercial packages
is poised to become a new industry, significantly shifting energy use in the freight sector …
is poised to become a new industry, significantly shifting energy use in the freight sector …
Energy consumption models for delivery drones: A comparison and assessment
Energy consumption is a critical constraint for drone delivery operations to achieve their full
potential of providing fast delivery, reducing cost, and cutting emissions. This paper provides …
potential of providing fast delivery, reducing cost, and cutting emissions. This paper provides …
Light-driven microdrones
When photons interact with matter, forces and torques occur due to the transfer of linear and
angular momentum, respectively. The resulting accelerations are small for macroscopic …
angular momentum, respectively. The resulting accelerations are small for macroscopic …
Autonomous drone racing: A survey
Over the last decade, the use of autonomous drone systems for surveying, search and
rescue, or last-mile delivery has increased exponentially. With the rise of these applications …
rescue, or last-mile delivery has increased exponentially. With the rise of these applications …
A computationally efficient motion primitive for quadrocopter trajectory generation
A method is presented for the rapid generation and feasibility verification of motion primitives
for quadrocopters and similar multirotor vehicles. The motion primitives are defined by the …
for quadrocopters and similar multirotor vehicles. The motion primitives are defined by the …
Integral backstep** sliding mode control for quadrotor helicopter under external uncertain disturbances
Z Jia, J Yu, Y Mei, Y Chen, Y Shen, X Ai - Aerospace Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel nonlinear control strategy along with its simulation for a quadrotor
helicopter is proposed. The normal 6-DOF dynamic model of the quadrotor based on the …
helicopter is proposed. The normal 6-DOF dynamic model of the quadrotor based on the …
Accurate tracking of aggressive quadrotor trajectories using incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion and differential flatness
Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can execute aggressive (ie, high-speed
and high-acceleration) maneuvers have attracted significant attention in the past few years …
and high-acceleration) maneuvers have attracted significant attention in the past few years …