Browsing Division of Mechanical Sciences by Subject "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
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Analysis of Kinematic Constraints in Fixed-Wing UAV Formation Flying
Rise in autonomy has led to increase in usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for various applications and has allowed the UAVs to perform complex and hazardous missions with ease. Formation of multiple UAVs finds ... -
Autonomous Landing Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(2010-03-26)In this thesis the problem of autonomous landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle named AE-2 is addressed. The guidance and control technique is developed and demonstrated through numerical simulation results. The complete ... -
Design and Analysis of Multifunctional Composites for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The principal aim of this thesis is to analyse the effectiveness of multifunctional composites as intelligent structures to improve mechanical properties and activate additional non-structural features. In order to investigate ... -
Guidance Laws for Engagement Time Control
(2017-12-16)Autonomous aerial vehicles like missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted various military and civilian applications. The primary guidance objective of any autonomous vehicle is to reach the desired ... -
Mid-Air Collision Avoidance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Autonomy is an essential feature of any robotic system. Aerial robots, commonly known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are being integrated into airspace and various trials towards achieving higher levels of autonomy ... -
Standoff Target Tracking Guidance using Line-of-Sight Distance Bifurcation
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications that continue to receive significant attention are target acquisition and tracking. There exist many paths to track a stationary target from a prescribed altitude. The most widely ... -
UAV Group Autonomy In Network Centric Environment
(2016-11-23)It is a well-recognized fact that unmanned aerial vehicles are an essential element in today’s network-centric integrated battlefield environment. Compared to solo UAV missions, multiple unmanned aerial vehicles deployed ...