Aviation Week

BAE Flies Advanced Flight Control UAV Demo

LONDON—BAE Systems and the University of Manchester have test flown a subscale UAV demonstrator that uses wing circulation control and fluidic thrust vectoring for flight control. Details of the Magma ...
Nature

Robust performance optimization of UAV dynamic systems using MPC-PID hybrid control

This paper intends to address the challenges of insufficient robustness and model uncertainty compensation in unmanned aerial vehicle dynamic systems under complex disturbances. The paper proposes a ...
Nature

Design, control, aerodynamic performances, and structural integrity investigations of compact ducted drone with co-axial propeller for high altitude surveillance

Compact multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be operated in many challenging environmental conditions. In case the UAV requires certain considerations in designing like lightweight, ...
Aviation Week

First flapless flight could open new era in aircraft design

A British designed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) which showcases a wide range of new technologies has successfully demonstrated 'flapless flight' in the UK. The UAV, called DEMON, made the historic ...