Selected papers from the 2nd International Symposium on UAVs, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. June 8–10, 2009

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Editorial
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   Chapter 2 Accurate Modeling and Robust Hovering Control for a Quad-rotor VTOL Aircraft
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   Chapter 3 Modeling and System Identification of the muFly Micro Helicopter
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   Chapter 4 Vision-based Position Control of a Two-rotor VTOL miniUAV
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   Chapter 5 A Survey of Motion Planning Algorithms from the Perspective of Autonomous UAV Guidance
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   Chapter 6 An Efficient Path Planning and Control Algorithm for RUAV’s in Unknown and Cluttered Environments
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   Chapter 7 On the Generation of Trajectories for Multiple UAVs in Environments with Obstacles
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   Chapter 8 Integration of Path/Maneuver Planning in Complex Environments for Agile Maneuvering UCAVs
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    Chapter 9 A Cost Effective Tracking System for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
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    Chapter 10 Vision-Based Road-Following Using Proportional Navigation
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    Chapter 11 A Vision-Based Automatic Landing Method for Fixed-Wing UAVs
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    Chapter 12 A Vision-Based Guidance System for UAV Navigation and Safe Landing using Natural Landmarks
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    Chapter 13 Autonomous Vision-Based Helicopter Flights Through Obstacle Gates
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    Chapter 14 Exploring the Effect of Obscurants on Safe Landing Zone Identification
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    Chapter 15 Low-Cost Visual Tracking of a Landing Place and Hovering Flight Control with a Microcontroller
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    Chapter 16 Landing and Perching on Vertical Surfaces with Microspines for Small Unmanned Air Vehicles
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    Chapter 17 Automating Human Thought Processes for a UAV Forced Landing
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    Chapter 18 Autonomous Autorotation of Unmanned Rotorcraft using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
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    Chapter 19 Multimodal Interface Technologies for UAV Ground Control Stations
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    Chapter 20 Multi-UAV Simulator Utilizing X-Plane
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    Chapter 21 UAS Flight Simulation with Hardware-in-the-loop Testing and Vision Generation
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    Chapter 22 Multi-UAV Cooperation and Control for Load Transportation and Deployment
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    Chapter 23 Flyphone: Visual Self-Localisation Using a Mobile Phone as Onboard Image Processor on a Quadrocopter
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    Chapter 24 A Rotary-wing Unmanned Air Vehicle for Aquatic Weed Surveillance and Management
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    Chapter 25 Development and Evaluation of a Chase View for UAV Operations in Cluttered Environments
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    Chapter 26 Design Methodology of a Hybrid Propulsion Driven Electric Powered Miniature Tailsitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle