A guidance and control strategy for dynamic soaring with a gliding UAV

Soaring is the process of gaining energy from the atmosphere in-flight using an aerodynamic free-flying platform. Dynamic soaring utilizes the energy available in vertical wind gradients and is commonly used by soaring birds. This research aims to develop a guidance and control strategy to utilize d...

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Published in2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation pp. 3632 - 3637
Main Authors Lawrance, Nicholas R. J., Sukkarieh, Salah
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2009
Subjects
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
Automatic control
Birds
Ocean temperature
Open loop systems
Trajectory
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vehicle dynamics
Wind
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Summary:Soaring is the process of gaining energy from the atmosphere in-flight using an aerodynamic free-flying platform. Dynamic soaring utilizes the energy available in vertical wind gradients and is commonly used by soaring birds. This research aims to develop a guidance and control strategy to utilize dynamic soaring for a fixed-wing gliding UAV. The basic strategies for dynamic soaring in vertical wind shear are explored and a simple piecewise trajectory based controller is developed to identify regions suitable for soaring and attempt traveling energy-neutral trajectories.
ISBN:1424427886
9781424427888
ISSN:1050-4729
2577-087X
DOI:10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152441