Collision and obstacle avoidance in unmanned aerial systems using morphing potential field navigation and nonlinear model predictive control
TJ Stastny, GA Garcia… - Journal of …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a novel approach to collision and obstacle avoidance in fixed-wing
unmanned aerial systems (UASs), vehicles with high speed and high inertia, operating in …
unmanned aerial systems (UASs), vehicles with high speed and high inertia, operating in …
A simplex architecture for intelligent and safe unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly demanded in civil, military and research
purposes. However, they also possess serious threats to the society because faults in UAVs …
purposes. However, they also possess serious threats to the society because faults in UAVs …
Guidance of multi-agent fixed-wing aircraft using a moving mesh method
This paper presents a novel guidance logic for multi-agent fixed-wing unmanned aerial
systems using a moving mesh method. The moving mesh method is originally designed for …
systems using a moving mesh method. The moving mesh method is originally designed for …
Adaptive and resilient flight control system for a small unmanned aerial system
G Garcia, S Keshmiri - International Journal of Aerospace …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The main purpose of this paper is to develop an onboard adaptive and robust flight control
system that improves control, stability, and survivability of a small unmanned aerial system in …
system that improves control, stability, and survivability of a small unmanned aerial system in …
Robust three-dimensional collision avoidance for fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems
This work considers a new” morphing” potential field navigation technique, where potential
fields morph to distribute potential cost to areas necessary for collision avoidance in the …
fields morph to distribute potential cost to areas necessary for collision avoidance in the …
H-infinity gain scheduling design for the Meridian UAS for a broader range of operation and for fault tolerant applications
GA Garcia, S Keshmiri… - 2011 9th IEEE International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the design of a MIMO H-infinity gain schedule for the Meridian UAS
and illustrates its application for an extended operational range and for a moderate fault …
and illustrates its application for an extended operational range and for a moderate fault …
Theoretical modeling and computational simulation of robust control for Mars aircraft
S Oh - Ph. D. Thesis, 2014 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The focus of this dissertation is the development of control system design algorithms for
autonomous operation of an aircraft in the Martian atmosphere. This research will show …
autonomous operation of an aircraft in the Martian atmosphere. This research will show …
A Lattice-Based representation of temporal failures
ALR Didier, A Mota - 2015 IEEE International Conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Undetected failures in critical control systems can be catastrophic, including the loss of
human lives or huge amounts of money. The safety assessment process aims to minimize …
human lives or huge amounts of money. The safety assessment process aims to minimize …
Method of velocity controller design for an airbreathing hypersonic cruise vehicle
Z Wenbiao, L Dong, M Yong… - Proceedings of 2014 …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For air-breathing hypersonic cruise vehicles, the flight Mach number control is one of the
important control system task. The velocity of the air-breathing hypersonic cruise vehicle is …
important control system task. The velocity of the air-breathing hypersonic cruise vehicle is …
Robust Control for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Cruise Vehicles
W Zhu - Proceedings of 2013 Chinese Intelligent Automation …, 2013 - Springer
The integral ramjet engine has gained wide popularity as one of the versatile air-breathing
engines for hypersonic flight vehicles. Due to the uniqueness of tightly integrated engine …
engines for hypersonic flight vehicles. Due to the uniqueness of tightly integrated engine …