Aircraft that can launch ballistically and convert to autonomous, free-flying drones have applications in many areas such as emergency response, defense, and space exploration, …
Propeller dynamics play an important role in the stability and controllability of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), however are often greatly simplified or even neglected …
This paper discusses the development and successful flight testing of a multirotor sky-crane system used for launching aircraft from altitude. Research and testing has been …
With the prolific rise of unmanned aerial vehices (UAVs), interest is increasingly growing in optimising airframes to improve flight characterisitcs. Tools such as computational …
Most research today into the aerodynamics of ducts seeks to increase the thrust or efficiency of a propeller nested inside. This study takes a different approach to duct design and …