Navigation and Control Problems for Classes of Micro Air Vehicles

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Navigation And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles

scholarly journals A bibliometric review of progress in micro air vehicle research

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A Ward ◽  
Christopher J Fearday ◽  
Erfan Salami ◽  
Norhayati Binti Soin
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
The Us ◽  
Navigation And Control ◽  
Primary Means ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
And Control ◽  
Rotary Wing ◽  
Air Vehicles

Micro air vehicle research has exponentially expanded since the first articles began to be published in the late 1990s. This article presents a comprehensive bibliometric review of journal articles published on micro air vehicle research from 1998 until 2015. The articles are classified into three types of micro air vehicle: fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and flapping-wing (biomimetic). These types are based upon their primary means of generating lift and propulsive thrust. The specific type of research in these articles is also examined, divided into subcategories of: aerodynamics; guidance, navigation, and control; propulsion; structures and materials; and system design. Numerous bibliometric indicators are presented and analyzed to understand how micro air vehicle research is expanding, which authoring organizations are leading the research, which external sponsoring organizations are providing funding, and the challenges that remain for future researchers. The analysis shows that the majority of the research articles are being written by organizations from the US, China, UK, France, and South Korea. Although biomimetic micro air vehicles are currently the most popular type of micro air vehicle, in recent years the growing popularity of rotary-wing micro air vehicles (especially as a guidance, navigation, and control test platform) has caused it to rival biomimetic micro air vehicles in popularity.

A review of aerodynamic studies on dragonfly flight

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (18) ◽  
pp. 6519-6537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erfan Salami ◽  
Thomas A Ward ◽  
Elham Montazer ◽  
Nik Nazri Nik Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Aerodynamic Design ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Dragonfly Wing ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Gliding Flight ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles

In the recent decades, the design and development of biomimetic micro air vehicles have gained increased interest by the global scientific and engineering communities. This has given greater motivation to study and understand the aerodynamics involved with winged insects. Dragonflies demonstrate unique and superior flight performance than most of the other insect species and birds. They are capable of sustained gliding flight as well as hovering and able to change direction very rapidly. Pairs of independently controlled forewings and hindwings give them an agile flying ability. This article presents a review of all published journal articles, listed in the Thomson-Reuters Web-of-Science database (1985–2018), that are related to the flight aerodynamics of dragonflies or micro air vehicles that biomimic them. The effects of dragonfly wing motions and interactions (between forewing and hindwing) that are necessary to generate the appropriate aerodynamic forces in different flight modes are described. The associated power requirements of these modes are also addressed. This article aims to provide a valuable reference to the aerodynamic design and control of dragonfly-inspired biomimetic micro air vehicles.

Multi-vehicle dynamics and control for aerial recovery of micro air vehicles

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark B. Colton ◽  
Liang Sun ◽  
Daniel C. Carlson ◽  
Randal W. Beard
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Dynamics And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles

scholarly journals Vision-guided flight stability and control for micro air vehicles

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 617-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott M. Ettinger ◽  
Michael C. Nechyba ◽  
Peter G. Ifju ◽  
Martin Waszak
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flight Stability ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles
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