A guidance and control method was developed to detect and exploit thermals for energy gain. Latency in energy rate estimation degraded performance. The concept of a UAV harvesting energy from the atmosphere has been shown to be feasible with existing technology. Many UAVs have similar mission constraints to birds and sailplanes. a) Surveillance; b) Point to point flight with minimal energy; and c) Increased ground speed
Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace EngineeringThe u...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...
Soaring is an action that can be readily seen in nature. Birds have long been known to stay aloft by...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming an integral part of everyday life. Whether for ...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide unique capabilities in a range of industrial, scientific and...
An aircraft’s flight-time is restricted by its fuel capacity or battery life. This senior design pro...
Thermals caused by convection in the lower atmosphere are commonly used by birds and glider pilots t...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace EngineeringThe u...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...
Soaring is an action that can be readily seen in nature. Birds have long been known to stay aloft by...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming an integral part of everyday life. Whether for ...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide unique capabilities in a range of industrial, scientific and...
An aircraft’s flight-time is restricted by its fuel capacity or battery life. This senior design pro...
Thermals caused by convection in the lower atmosphere are commonly used by birds and glider pilots t...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Dynamic Soaring is a flying technique which extracts energy from an environment where wind gradients...
Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace EngineeringThe u...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an active role in developing a low-cost, low-altitude aut...