Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Following A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS FOR FIXED-WING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014-01-14

Authors

Sujit Baliyarasimhuni (Author) FEUP; S. Saripalli (Author) Other; João Tasso Sousa (Author) FEUP

Journal

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Title: IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE

Vol. 34

Pages: 42-59

ISSN: 1066-033X

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Authenticus ID: P-009-4GT

DOI: 10.1109/mcs.2013.2287568

Abstract (EN): Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are mainly used by military and government organizations, but with low-cost sensors, electronics, and airframes there is significant interest in using low-cost UAVs among aircraft hobbyists, academic researchers, and industries. Applications such as mapping, search and rescue, patrol, and surveillance require the UAV to autonomously follow a predefined path at a prescribed height. The most commonly used paths are straight lines and circular orbits. Path-following algorithms ensure that the UAV will follow a predefined path in three or two dimensions at constant height. A basic requirement for these path-following algorithms is that they must be accurate and robust to wind disturbances. © 2013 IEEE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 18