Special Issue: Selected papers from the 2nd International Symposium on UAVs, Reno, U.S.A. June 8-10, 2009 / Guest Edited by Kimon P. Valavanis, Randy Beard, Paul Y. Oh, Anibal Ollero, Les A. Piegl and Hyunchul Shim
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Editorial
From the Editor-in-Chief
Kimon P. Valavanis
9-26
Accurate Modeling and Robust Hovering Control for a Quad–rotor VTOL Aircraft
Jinhyun Kim, Min-Sung Kang and Sangdeok Park
27-47
Modeling and System Identification of the muFly Micro Helicopter
Dario Schafroth, Christian Bermes, Samir Bouabdallah and Roland Siegwart
49-64
Vision-based Position Control of a Two-rotor VTOL miniUAV
E. Rondon, S. Salazar, J. Escareno and R. Lozano
65-100
A Survey of Motion Planning Algorithms from the Perspective of Autonomous UAV Guidance
C. Goerzen, Z. Kong and B. Mettler
101-122
An Efficient Path Planning and Control Algorithm for RUAV’s in Unknown and Cluttered Environments
Kwangjin Yang, Seng Keat Gan and Salah Sukkarieh
123-141
On the Generation of Trajectories for Multiple UAVs in Environments with Obstacles
Armando Alves Neto, Douglas G. Macharet and Mario F. M. Campos
143-170
Integration of Path/Maneuver Planning in Complex Environments for Agile Maneuvering UCAVs
Emre Koyuncu, N. Kemal Ure and Gokhan Inalhan
171-191
A Cost Effective Tracking System for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
Michail Kontitsis and Kimon Valavanis
193-216
Vision-Based Road-Following Using Proportional Navigation
Ryan S. Holt and Randal W. Beard
217-231
A Vision-Based Automatic Landing Method for Fixed-Wing UAVs
Sungsik Huh and David Hyunchul Shim
233-257
A Vision-Based Guidance System for UAV Navigation and Safe Landing using Natural Landmarks
A. Cesetti, E. Frontoni, A. Mancini, P. Zingaretti and S. Longhi
259-280
Autonomous Vision-Based Helicopter Flights Through Obstacle Gates
Franz Andert, Florian-M. Adolf, Lukas Goormann and Jörg S. Dittrich
281-295
Exploring the Effect of Obscurants on Safe Landing Zone Identification
Keith W. Sevcik, Noah Kuntz and Paul Y. Oh
297-311
Low-Cost Visual Tracking of a Landing Place and Hovering Flight Control with a Microcontroller
Karl E. Wenzel, Paul Rosset and Andreas Zell
313-327
Landing and Perching on Vertical Surfaces with Microspines for Small Unmanned Air Vehicles
Alexis Lussier Desbiens and Mark R. Cutkosky
329-349
Automating Human Thought Processes for a UAV Forced Landing
Pillar Eng, Luis Mejias, Xi Liu and Rodney Walker
351-369
Autonomous Autorotation of Unmanned Rotorcraft using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
Konstantinos Dalamagkidis, Kimon P. Valavanis and Les A. Piegl
371-391
Multimodal Interface Technologies for UAV Ground Control Stations
A Comparative Analysis
I. Maza, F. Caballero, R. Molina, N. Peña and A. Ollero
393-406
Multi-UAV Simulator Utilizing X-Plane
Richard Garcia and Laura Barnes
407-415
UAS Flight Simulation with Hardware-in-the-loop Testing and Vision Generation
Jeffery Saunders and Randal Beard
417-449
Multi-UAV Cooperation and Control for Load Transportation and Deployment
I. Maza, K. Kondak, M. Bernard and A. Ollero
451-465
Flyphone: Visual Self-Localisation Using a Mobile Phone as Onboard Image Processor on a Quadrocopter
Sara Erhard, Karl E. Wenzel and Andreas Zell
467-484
A Rotary-wing Unmanned Air Vehicle for Aquatic Weed Surveillance and Management
Ali Haydar Göktoǧan, Salah Sukkarieh, Mitch Bryson, Jeremy Randle and Todd Lupton, et al.
485-503
Development and Evaluation of a Chase View for UAV Operations in Cluttered Environments
James T. Hing, Keith W. Sevcik and Paul Y. Oh
505-529
Design Methodology of a Hybrid Propulsion Driven Electric Powered Miniature Tailsitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Mirac Aksugur and Gokhan Inalhan