Neural-fly enables rapid learning for agile flight in strong winds

M O'Connell, G Shi, X Shi, K Azizzadenesheli… - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
Executing safe and precise flight maneuvers in dynamic high-speed winds is important for
the ongoing commoditization of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, because the …

A bipedal walking robot that can fly, slackline, and skateboard

K Kim, P Spieler, ES Lupu, A Ramezani, SJ Chung - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Numerous mobile robots in various forms specialize in either ground or aerial locomotion,
whereas very few robots can perform complex locomotion tasks beyond simple walking and …

Autonomous navigation for eVTOL: Review and future perspectives

H Wei, B Lou, Z Zhang, B Liang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This survey paper explores the emergent domain of electric vertical takeoff and landing
vehicles (eVTOLs), emphasizing the critical role of autonomous navigation capabilities …

Neural lander: Stable drone landing control using learned dynamics

G Shi, X Shi, M O'Connell, R Yu… - … on robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Precise near-ground trajectory control is difficult for multi-rotor drones, due to the complex
aerodynamic effects caused by interactions between multi-rotor airflow and the environment …

Neural-swarm2: Planning and control of heterogeneous multirotor swarms using learned interactions

G Shi, W Hönig, X Shi, Y Yue… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present Neural-Swarm2, a learning-based method for motion planning and control that
allows heterogeneous multirotors in a swarm to safely fly in close proximity. Such operation …

A new robust adaptive mixing control for trajectory tracking with improved forward flight of a tilt-rotor UAV

DN Cardoso, S Esteban, GV Raffo - ISA transactions, 2021 - Elsevier
A new robust adaptive mixing control (RAMC) is proposed in order to accomplish trajectory
tracking of a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configuration. This kind of system is a …

Multimodal dynamics analysis and control for amphibious fly-drive vehicle

Q Tan, X Zhang, H Liu, S Jiao… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing requirements for vehicle mobility and transport efficiency, the
amphibious fly-drive vehicle has attracted more widespread attention. This article presents a …

Transition nonlinear blended aerodynamic modeling and anti-harmonic disturbance robust control of fixed-wing tiltrotor UAV

J Liao, H Bang - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study proposed a novel nonlinear blended aerodynamic model for the tiltrotor
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the transition phase to handle the high angle-of …

Meta-learning-based robust adaptive flight control under uncertain wind conditions

M O'Connell, G Shi, X Shi, SJ Chung - arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.01932, 2021 - arxiv.org
Realtime model learning proves challenging for complex dynamical systems, such as
drones flying in variable wind conditions. Machine learning technique such as deep neural …

An energy-saving regulation approach based on economic rotational speed and power split feature for more electric turboshaft engine

Z Wei, Y Ma, C Xiang, D Liu, Z Li, S Ruan - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
More electric turboshaft engine is comprised of turboshaft engine and electric machines
which are connected to each shaft of the engine. More electric turboshaft engine has great …