International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems: Volume 8 Issue 3

Editorial

Rini Akmeliawati, Taesam Kang, Spot Srigrarom, Agus Budiyono

Design, dynamic modelling and control of tilt-rotor UAVs: a review

Navya Thirumaleshwar Hegde, V.I. George, C. Gurudas Nayak, Kamlesh Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to give reviews on the platform modeling and design of a controller for autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tilt rotor hybrid unmanned…

Design of a low-cost mini quadrotor and altitude control using a micro laser sensor

JeongHwan Kim, Steven Aurecianus, Seonglok Nam, Jungkeun Park, Taesam Kang

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a low-cost quadrotor that can be used for educational purposes and investigate the applicability of a low-cost MEMS laser sensor for…

A data set of aerial imagery from robotics simulator for map-based localization systems benchmark

Rokas Jurevičius, Virginijus Marcinkevičius

The purpose of this paper is to present a new data set of aerial imagery from robotics simulator (AIR). AIR data set aims to provide a starting point for localization system…

Computational fluid dynamic analysis of an unmanned amphibious aerial vehicle for drag reduction

Surendar Ganesan, Balasubramanian Esakki

The aim of this article is to minimize the drag of an unmanned amphibious aerial vehicle (UAAV) and enhancing the endurance.

Reward-based epigenetic learning algorithm for a decentralised multi-agent system

Faqihza Mukhlish, John Page, Michael Bain

This paper aims to propose a novel epigenetic learning (EpiLearn) algorithm, which is designed specifically for a decentralised multi-agent system such as swarm robotics.

The 2D lumped wake vortex method applied to unsteady flapping

David J. Talarico, Aaron Mazzeo, Mitsunori Denda

Advancements in aerospace technologies, which rely on unsteady fluid dynamics, are being hindered by a lack of easy to use, computationally efficient unsteady computational fluid…