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A survey of hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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In this survey paper, a systematic categorization method for the hybrid UAV's platform designs is introduced, first presenting the technical features and representative examples, and next explaining the flight dynamics model and flight control strategies.About:
This article is published in Progress in Aerospace Sciences.The article was published on 2018-04-01. It has received 184 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Payload.read more
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture: A Review of Perspective of Platform, Control, and Applications
TL;DR: The latest trends and applications of leading technologies related to agricultural UAVs, control technologies, equipment, and development are considered and the future development of the agricultural Uavs and their challenges are presented.
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Robust PID control of quadrotors with power reduction analysis.
TL;DR: It is proven that the power demanded by any controller is reduced when using the power reduction methodology, and the superiority of the proposed scheme as well as its robustness against different types of perturbations is demonstrated.
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A Technical Study on UAV Characteristics for Precision Agriculture Applications and Associated Practical Challenges
TL;DR: In this paper, a practical guide on technical characterizations of common types of UAVs used in precision agriculture is presented, which helps select the most suitable UAV and on-board sensors for different agricultural operations by considering all the possible constraints.
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Review of hybrid electric powered aircraft, its conceptual design and energy management methodologies
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that, in the context of relatively underdeveloped electrical storage technologies, the study of mid-scale hybrid aircraft can contribute the most to both theoretical and practical knowledge.
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Current technologies and challenges of applying fuel cell hybrid propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles
Bin Wang,Bin Wang,Dan Zhao,Weixuan Li,Weixuan Li,Zhiyu Wang,Yue Huang,Yancheng You,Sid Becker +8 more
TL;DR: The topics covered include the operating principles and characteristics of three typical FCs, issues faced by FC-powered UAVs, specific roles of other electric power sources, pure electric hybrid constructions of FC hybrid propulsion systems, hybrid engine-electric FC hybrid propelled systems, potential impacts of various flight factors, energy management strategies, and similarities/differences of FC hybrids in other vehicle applications.
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Aircraft Control and Simulation
Brian L. Stevens,Frank L. Lewis +1 more
TL;DR: Equations of Motion Building the Aircraft Model Basic Analytical and Computational Tools Aircraft Dynamics and Classical Design Techniques Modern Design Techniques Robustness and Multivariable Frequency-Domain Techniques Digital Control Appendices Index.
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Design and construction of a novel quad tilt-wing UAV
Ertuğrul Çetinsoy,Serhat Dikyar,Cevdet Hançer,Kaan Taha Öner,Efe Sırımoğlu,Mustafa Unel,Mahmut Faruk Aksit +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an electric powered quad tilt-wing UAV that is capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) like a helicopter and long duration horizontal flight like an airplane is presented.
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Hover, Transition, and Level Flight Control Design for a Single-Propeller Indoor Airplane
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present vehicle models and test flight results for an autonomous fixed-wing aircraft with the capability to take off, hover, transition to and from level flight, and perch on a vertical landing platform.
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Hovering flight and vertical landing control of a VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle using optical flow
TL;DR: A nonlinear controller for hovering flight and touchdown control for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using inertial optical flow using divergent optical flow as feedback information is presented.
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Design of a Commercial Hybrid VTOL UAV System
Ugur Ozdemir,Yucel Orkut Aktas,Aslihan Vuruskan,Yasin Dereli,Ahmed Farabi Tarhan,Karaca Demirbag,Ahmet Erdem,Ganime Duygu Kalaycioglu,Ibrahim Ozkol,Gokhan Inalhan +9 more
TL;DR: The preliminary design process of such a capable civilian UAV system, namely the TURAC VTOL UAV, is reviewed, which is aimed to have both vertical take-off and landing and Conventional Take-offs and Landing (CTOL) capability.