UAV Flight Testing
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 4330
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flight testing; aircraft parameter identification; neural networks; parallel and distributed computing
Interests: unmanned aerial systems; robust linear and nonlinear control; robust adaptive control; intelligent control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the expanded use of UAVs in various roles, it is becoming important to characterize their performance to ensure that the UAVs meet desired performance and safety specifications. While simulations are an important step, flight testing of these UAVs in real-world scenarios is the ultimate proving ground. This Special Issue solicits papers that cover the flight testing process, including experiment design, field procedures, safety protocols, communication, design and development and integration of onboard instrumentation, data handling procedures, and other relevant issues as seen in industry and academia.
Some other potential topics could include (but are not limited to)
- Fixed-wing/Multirotor UAV flight test
- BVLOS flights
- Autonomous/pilot in the loop flights
- Curated data sets from flight tests
- Flight tests for fault tolerance
- Flight tests of single UAV or UAV swarms
- Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Prof. Dr. Srikanth Gururajan
Prof. Dr. Subodh Bhandari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- UAV
- flight testing
- unmanned aerial vehicle
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