Airborne wind energy systems convert wind energy into electricity using tethered flying
devices, typically flexible kites or aircraft. Replacing the tower and foundation of …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a fascinating technology to convert wind power into
electricity with an autonomous tethered aircraft. Deemed a potentially game-changing …

Electricity generation using airborne wind energy system (AWES) tends to be more efficient
than that of conventional wind turbines due to their ability at extracting higher speeds from …

Airborne wind energy is an emerging technology that uses tethered unmanned aerial
vehicles for harvesting wind energy at altitudes higher than conventional towered wind …

The control design of an airborne wind energy system with rigid aircraft, vertical take-off and
landing, and pum** operation is described. A hierarchical control structure is …

The problem of launching a tethered rigid aircraft for airborne wind energy generation is
investigated. Exploiting well-assessed physical principles, an analysis of four different take …

A control design approach to achieve fully autonomous takeoff and flight maneuvers with a
tethered aircraft is presented and demonstrated in real-world flight tests with a small-scale …

Airborne wind energy is an emerging technology that uses tethered unmanned aerial
vehicles for harvesting wind energy at altitudes higher than conventional towered wind …

Airborne wind energy systems are capable of extracting energy from higher wind speeds at
higher altitudes. The configuration considered in this paper is based on a tethered kite flown …

A new filtering approach is presented, able to estimate online the aerodynamic
characteristics of tethered wings used in airborne wind energy systems. The approach is …