The groundbreaking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) technology has gained significant
attention from both academia and industrial experts due to several applications, such as …

We are witnessing the advent of a new era of robots—drones—that can autonomously fly in
natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated with defence …

An important application in the growing field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is in
monitoring and inspection of high voltage power lines and electrical networks. The UAV …

Birds routinely execute post-stall maneuvers with a speed and precision far beyond the
capabilities of our best aircraft control systems. One remarkable example is a bird exploiting …

The magnetic field in indoor environments is rich in features and exceptionally easy to
sense. In conjunction with a suitable form of odometry, such as signals produced from …

Small and micro UAVs have enabled a number of new mission capabilities, including
navigating in and around buildings and performing perch-and-stare surviellance. However …

With a growing number of applications in the world for UAVs, there is a clear limitation
regarding the need for extended battery life. With the current flight times, many users would …

We consider the problem of designing a feedback controller for a fixed-wing unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) to execute a dynamic post-stall maneuver and land accurately on a …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones have recently gained popularity in various non-
military applications. Power systems monitoring, especially high voltage powerlines …

Sensors deployed in remote locations provide unprecedented amounts of data, but
powering these sensors over long periods remains a challenge. In this paper, we develop …