Inspection-while-flying: An autonomous contact-based nondestructive test using UAV-tools

BB Kocer, T Tjahjowidodo, M Pratama… - Automation in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Today's modern cities depend on basic services such as water and sewer systems including
tunnels, which are supported by a pervasive infrastructure. The structural condition of these …

Comprehensive Investigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): An In-Depth Analysis of Avionics Systems

K Osmani, D Schulz - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The evolving technologies regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have led to their
extended applicability in diverse domains, including surveillance, commerce, military, and …

[HTML][HTML] Peregrine Falcon: Design and Experimentation of a Folding and Launchable Quadcopter Drone

G Wu, X Pei, D Wang, L Nan, D Wang, H Zhou, Y Bai - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article describes a quadcopter drone with foldable arms, which we have named the
Peregrine Falcon. It can take off from a moving vehicle by barrel launching and perform its …

Design and dynamics of kinetic launcher for unmanned aerial vehicles

M Kondratiuk, L Ambroziak - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Assisting in the starting procedure of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is one of many very
important areas of modern aviation research. Supported start-up saves fuel or electrical …

Internet of Things (IoT): Wireless Communications for Unmanned Aircraft System

TMN Vo, C Wang, F Yang, M Sıngh - The Eurasia Proceedings of …, 2023 - epstem.net
In times of technological advancements, the use of aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known
as drones, has become increasingly prevalent across various commercial and industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Launchable rotary wing UAV designs and launch mechanism designs for rotary wing UAV

E Gokbel, S Ersoy - Journal of Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence in …, 2021 - extrica.com
In recent years, rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles have been used in many areas.
Rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can carry different payloads according to their …

Virtual electric dipole field applied to autonomous formation flight control of unmanned aerial vehicles

L Ambroziak, M Ciężkowski - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The following paper presents a method for the use of a virtual electric dipole potential field to
control a leader-follower formation of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The …

Design, Optimization, and Experimental Study of a Foldable Launcher for Small Fixed-Wing UAVs

H Li, Y Liu, L Wang, Y Wang, J Ai - IEEE Aerospace and …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a method to design and implement a foldable launcher for a small fixed-
wing UAV. The launch process of the UAV was modelled, and the design parameters of the …

[PDF][PDF] Bungee Cord-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Launcher with Trajectory Prediction

R Mardiyanto, D Kuswidiastuti, RJ Hutagalung… - 革新的コンピューティング …, 2024 - ijicic.org
Many UAVs fail to take off because of launchers with poor trajectory prediction. Moreover,
the cost of manufacturing launchers remains prohibitively high for develo** countries …

Centrifugal Launchers for Rapid Deployment of UAVs: A proposal for novel launchers within unmanned aerial systems

V Dyrvold, M Wahlund - 2024 - diva-portal.org
The market size and usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have increased drastically
over the last few years. They have gone from being a hobbyist—and enthusiast-exclusive …