Browsing by Subject "uas"
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Design and development of a controllable wing loading unmanned aerial system
(2019-12)Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) offer all the benefits of wing borne flight without the need for conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) infrastructure. There exists many effective VTOL ... -
Design and development of a tornado intercept unmanned aerial vehicle
(2019-12)Very little data surrounding tornado genesis exists, and this is due in part to the lack of tools necessary to deliver weather-sensing instruments into the severe weather phenomenon. Though current UAS are able to accurately ... -
Development of a dolphin hormone sample collection device for UAS
(2021-07)Marine biologists are able to quantify the stress in dolphins through analysis of hormones in mucus samples released from the blowhole while breathing. This method provides a noninvasive approach compared to current methods ... -
Manufacturing, Analysis, and Experimental Testing of Multi-bladed Propellers for SUAS
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)The emergence of small UAS with infinite applications has increased the demand for improved small aircraft components. For custom built UAS, optimized propellers are rarely available off the shelf. This paper presents a ... -
Portable Recovery System for an Unmanned Aircraft with a Straight Wing and a Tractor Propeller
(2019-07)The recovery system development effort for an unmanned aircraft (UA) has been documented and examined. The development effort existed to satisfy a customer's need to recover an 80 lb aircraft on unimproved terrain. The ... -
Quadcopter Trajectory Prediction and Wind Estimation Using Machine Learning
(2019-07)Small unmanned aerial systems are heavily impacted by wind disturbances. Wind causes deviations from desired trajectories, potentially leading to crashes. In this thesis, we consider two inherently related problems: ... -
Trajectory Optimization of Meteorological Sampling
(2019-07)Swarming involves controlling multiple unmanned aerial systems or UAS in formation through the use of controls and algorithms. Swarm systems may be distributed and not rely on a central controller. As a result, this gives ... -
Use of armed drones by law enforcement: A need for essential elements in policy
(2019-12)In 1936, Lt. Cmdr. Fahrney, Officer in Charge of the Navy's Radio-Controlled Aircraft Project, introduced the term drone in his semi-annual report for aerial targets. Later, in 1946, the United States military used the ...