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Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Part of the Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering Book Series (volume 33)

Editors: Valavanis, Kimon P.

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6114-1

ISBN: 978-1-4020-6113-4

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

Jan 1, 2007

1 - 10 of 18 Chapters

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Introduction

Valavanis, K. P.

Pages: 3 –13

[This Chapter justifies the rationale for publishing this edited book. It starts with a non technical, general discussion about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Then, it presents some fundamental definitions related to UAVs for clarification purposes, and discusses the contents of the book in a...
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A Historical Perspective on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Valavanis, K. P.; Kontitsis, M.

Pages: 15 –46

[This ‘pictorial’ Chapter presents a historical perspective on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) starting from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the 21st Century. The UAV history, from a very early dream to today’s reality is illustrated through a series of figures with detailed legends that are...
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Airplane Basic Equations of Motion and Open-Loop Dynamics

Raptis, I. A.; Valavanis, K. P.

Pages: 49 –72

[The goal of this Chapter is to present fundamental background information related to the derivation of the basic equations of motion of a traditional airplane, explain how the airplane’s position and orientation are determined with respect to a reference frame (Earth-fixed inertia reference...
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Control Fundamentals of Small / Miniature Helicopters - A Survey

Castillo-Effen, M.; Castillo, C.; Moreno, W.; Valavanis, K. P.

Pages: 73 –118

[Miniature helicopters are increasingly used in military and civilian applications, mainly due to their ability to hover, fly in very low altitudes and within confined spaces. However, due to model nonlinearities and inherent instabilities, low-level controller design for autonomous flights is a...
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A Tutorial Approach to Small Unmanned Helicopter Controller Design for Non-aggressive Flights

Alvis, W.; Castillo, C.; Castillo-Effen, M.; Moreno, W.; Valavanis, K. P.

Pages: 119 –170

[Unmanned helicopters are being widely used in a multitude of applications, mostly military, as well as civilian. Their usefulness and applicability results from their ability to fly in very low altitudes, hover, cruise, take off and land almost everywhere, executing missions that require...
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Design and Control of a Miniature Quadrotor

Bouabdallah, S.; Siegwart, R.

Pages: 171 –210

[Miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs) have attracted major research interest during the last decade. Recent advances in low power processors, miniature sensors and control theory have contributed to system miniaturization and creation of new application fields.]
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Obstacle and Terrain Avoidance for Miniature Aerial Vehicles

Griffiths, S.; Saunders, J.; Curtis, A.; Barber, B.; McLain, T.; Beard, R.

Pages: 213 –244

[Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly prominent roles in defense programs and strategy around the world. Technology advancements have enabled the development of large UAVs (e.g., Global Hawk, Predator) and the creation of smaller, increasingly capable UAVs. The focus of this...
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Vision Based Navigation and Target Tracking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ludington, B.; Johnson, E. N.; Vachtsevanos, G. J.

Pages: 245 –266

[The human pilot in manned aircraft acts as a closed-loop control system by taking in visual data in addition to sensor measurements and then responding to received data. For example, the pilot may observe the changing surroundings to better understand the movements of his aircraft, or the pilot...
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Single and Multi-UAV Relative Position Estimation Based on Natural Landmarks

Merino, L.; Caballero, F.; Forssen, P.; Wiklund, J.; Ferruz, J.; Martihez-de-Dios, J. R.; Moe, A.; Nordberg, K.; Ollero, A.

Pages: 267 –307

[The localization problem is usually solved in aerial robotics by means of GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and compass sensors, which are fused to provide UAV position estimation in a global frame. However, GPS estimates are often subject to inaccuracies and errors related to GPS failure...
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Evolutionary Algorithm Based Path Planning for Multiple UAV Cooperation

Nikolos, I. K.; Tsourveloudis, N. C.; Valavanis, K. P.

Pages: 309 –340

[Path planning refers to the generation of a space path between an initial location and the desired destination, with an optimal or near-optimal performance under specific constraints [1]. A path planning algorithm may produce different candidate plans, which should be compared and evaluated...

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