Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Drones

This book covers different topics from UAV-s and drones – such as design and development of UAV-s, trajectory control techniques, small drones and quadrotors, and application scenarios of UAV-s and drones. Section 1 focuses on design and development of UAV-s, describing design and development of a fly-by-wireless UAV platform; review of control algorithms for autonomous quadrotors; central command architecture for high-order autonomous unmanned aerial systems, and quadcopter design for payload delivery. Section 2 focuses on trajectory control techniques, describing development of rescue material transport UAV; railway transport infrastructure monitoring by UAVs and satellites; assessment of UAV based vegetation indices for nitrogen concentration estimation in spring wheat; research and teaching applications of remote sensing integrated with GIS: examples from the field, and development of drone cargo bay with real-time temperature control. Section 3 focuses on small drones and quadrotors, describing neural network control and wireless sensor network-based localization of quadrotor UAV formations; navigation of small-class unmanned aerial vehicles; modelling oil-spill detection with swarm drones, a survey of modelling and identification of quadrotor robot, and visual flight control of a quadrotor using bioinspired motion detector. Section 4 focuses on application scenarios of UAV-s and drones, describing rescue material transport UAV; railway transport infrastructure monitoring by UAVs; UAV based vegetation indices for nitrogen concentration estimation, research and teaching applications of remote sensing integrated with GIS, drone cargo bay with real-time temperature control. Cover Copyright DECLARATION ABOUT THE EDITOR TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Preface Section 1 Design and Development of UAV-s Chapter 1 Design and Development of a Fly-by-Wireless UAV Platform Introduction Wireless Network Technologies Global Electronics Architecture Onboard Wireless System Experimental Results Conclusion References Chapter 2 A Review of Control Algorithms for Autonomous Quadrotors Abstract Introduction Mathematical Model Survey of Control Algorithms Comparison of Control Algorithms Discussion and Conclusion References Chapter 3 Central Command Architecture for High-Order Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems Abstract Introduction Method Results Summary And Conclusions Appendix: The Shortest Lines Between Two Point Sets Do Not Cross References Chapter 4 Quadcopter Design for Payload Delivery Abstract Introduction Methodology Simulation Simulation Results And Discussion Conclusion And Future Work Conflicts Of Interest References Section 2 Trajectory Control Techniques Chapter 5 Advanced UAV Trajectory Generation: Planning and Guidance Introduction Motion-Planning Methodologies Trajectory Generation And Guidance Module - Tg2m Tg2m Simulation Final Observations References Chapter 6 Modelling and Control Prototyping of Unmanned Helicopters Introduction Helicopters Flight Principles Model Description Identification Results Control Prototyping Control Results Final Observations And Future Work References Chapter 7 Contour Based Path Planning with B-Spline Trajectory Generation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over Hostile Terrain Abstract Introduction Modelling Problem Formulation Generation Of Nodes Implementation Conclusions And Future Works Acknowledgements References Chapter 8 Trajectory Tracking of Quadrotor Aerial Robot Using Improved Dynamic Inversion Method Abstract Introduction Quadrotor Mechanism Dynamic Model of Quadrotor Improved Dynamic Inverse Controller Simulation Results Conclusion References Section 3 Quadrotors and Small-size Aerial Vehicles Chapter 9 Neural Network Control and Wireless Sensor Network-based Localization of Quadrotor UAV Formations Introduction Background Leader-Follower Formation Tracking Control Optimized Energy-Delay Sub-Network Routing (OEDSR) Protocol For Uav Localization And Discovery Simulation Results Conclusions References Chapter 10 Dubins Waypoint, Navigation of Small-Class Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Abstract Introduction Method Results Conclusion Acknowledgements Nomenclature Conflicts Of Interest References Chapter 11 Modelling Oil-Spill Detection with Swarm Drones Abstract Introduction Pollutant Dispersion Model Swarm Design Experimentation Macroscopic Model Discussion Conflict Of Interests Acknowledgment References Chapter 12 A Survey of Modelling and Identification of Quadrotor Robot Abstract Introduction Characteristics Of Quadrotor 6-Dof Airframe Dynamics Basic Dynamic Model Of A Quadrotor Aerodynamic Effects Identification Of A Quadrotor Model Conclusion And Perspective Conflict Of Interests Acknowledgments References Chapter 13 Visual Flight Control of a Quadrotor Using Bioinspired Motion Detector Abstract Introduction Bioinspired Image Processing Multicamera 3D Pose Estimation Controller Experiments And Results Conclusions And Future Works Acknowledgments References Section 4 Applications of UAV-s and Drones Chapter 14 Development of Rescue Material Transport UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Abstract Introduction Development Of Software And Hardware Research And Development Results Conclusion Acknowledgements Conflicts Of Interest References Chapter 15 Railway Transport Infrastructure Monitoring by UAVs and Satellites Abstract Introduction Advantages And Disadvantages Of Remotely Piloted Aircrafts Analysis Of Satellite Resources For Obtaining Information The Databases Of Satellite Information Comparison Of Information Received From Different Sources Reconstruction Of 3D Models Of The Railway Infrastructure Objects From A Set Of 2D Images Conclusion Acknowledgements Conflicts Of Interest References Chapter 16 Assessment of UAV Based Vegetation Indices for Nitrogen Concentration Estimation in Spring Wheat Abstract Introduction Materials And Methods Results And Discussions Conclusions Acknowledgements Conflicts Of Interest References Chapter 17 Research and Teaching Applications of Remote Sensing Integrated with GIS: Examples from the Field Abstract Introduction Wildlife Monitoring On Catalina Island, Pilot 2018 Autonomous Terrain Modeling Integrating Remote Sensing And Uas Into Curriculum Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements Conflicts Of Interest References Chapter 18 Development of Drone Cargo Bay with Real-Time Temperature Control Abstract Introduction Related Works Configuration Of Temperature Control System Hardware Design Software Design Prototype Design Conclusion Acknowledgements Conflicts of Interest References Index Back Cover