UAV placement and trajectory design optimization: A survey

A Mazaherifar, S Mostafavi - Wireless Personal Communications, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have recently attracted attention in military areas
as well as a wide range of commercial and civilian applications. With UAVs equipped with …

Aerodynamic stability derivative calculations using the compressible source and doublet panel method

G Dimitriadis, P Panagiotou, T Dimopoulos… - Journal of Aircraft, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This work presents the development of closed-form expressions for the aerodynamic stability
derivatives of wings and aircraft flying at subsonic compressible conditions using the …

CFD-aided optimization of a tactical Blended-Wing-Body UAV platform using the Taguchi method

S Kapsalis, P Panagiotou, K Yakinthos - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study presents the layout optimization of a tactical, fixed-wing UAV, during the
early stages of the preliminary design. The reference platform is a Blended-Wing-Body …

Bumpless transfer switched control of aircraft for heavy payload dropping missions

Y Han, Y Liang, L Zhang, B Cai, Y Li, B Li - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy payload airdrops induce significant changes in flight dynamics, posing a formidable
challenge in flight controller design. This paper is concerned with the flight control issue of …

An Evaluation of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Trends and Correlations with Respect to NATO Classification, Region, EIS Date and Operational Specifications

D Mitridis, S Kapsalis, D Terzis, P Panagiotou - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current study provides a thorough analysis and evaluation of fixed-wing UAV
correlations with respect to NATO classification, region of production, entry-into-service (EIS) …

Cant angle morphing winglets investigation for the enhancement of the aerodynamic, stability and performance characteristics of a tactical Blended-Wing-Body UAV

P Panagiotou, S Antoniou, K Yakinthos - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study presents the investigation of the cant angle morphing winglet concept on a
tactical, fixed-wing, Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The …

Experimental and computational investigation of the vortical structures generated from a blended-wing-body UAV model

T Dimopoulos, D Paliaikos, V Christou… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study presents a combination of experimental and computational investigations
of a scaled-down Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) model. The …

Quasi-3D Aerodynamic Analysis Method for Blended-Wing-Body UAV Configurations

P Panagiotou, T Dimopoulos, S Dimitriou, K Yakinthos - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current study presents a low-fidelity, quasi-3D aerodynamic analysis method for
Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) configurations. A tactical BWB …

Two-stage Stackelberg game based dynamic spectrum sharing in UAV-assisted communications

Q Wang, Z Li, L Zhu, X Xia, H Zhao… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we build a dynamic spectrum sharing model in UAV-assisted communications
to make the maximum use of spectrum resources. A Two-Stage Stackelberg game is …

Parametric Investigation of Leading-Edge Slats on a Blended-Wing-Body UAV Using the Taguchi Method

S Antoniou, S Kapsalis, P Panagiotou, K Yakinthos - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current study investigated the effect of leading-edge slats on the longitudinal stability at
high angles of attack of a Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV). Using a …