Browsing by subject "UAV"
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Augmented Lift by Tip Thruster of an Asymmetric Single Blade Rotary Wing UAV
Published 2016-09-30This thesis presents investigations on the potential lift augmentation of a Tip Thruster for driving a rotating wing (lifting surface) in a monocopter configuration, to take advantage of the higher efficiency potential for ...USyd AccessThesis -
A Direct Comparison of Small Aircraft Dynamics between Wind Tunnel and Flight Tests
Published 2016-09-28The miniaturization of embedded electronics and sensors driven by the rapid development of mobile devices has enabled powerful avionics systems for very small aircraft. This enables a potential step forward in accurate ...Open AccessThesis -
Distributed Resource Allocation and Performance Analysis in 5G Wireless Cellular Networks
Published 2018-06-28This thesis focuses on the study of Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets), Device-to-device (D2D) communication networks, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks in fifth generation wireless communication (5G) systems. HetNets ...Open AccessThesis -
Edge Feature and Optical Flow Terrain Aid for GNSS-Denied Airborne Visual Navigation
Published 2016-12-31Conventional autonomous aircraft navigation relies on the use of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). This risks system disorientation due to GNSS failure from atmospheric events, jamming or satellite destruction. ...Open AccessThesis -
Intelligent UAVs for Pest Bird Control in Vineyards
Published 2021Pest bird damage to commercial crops is a significant problem across the globe, especially for high value crops. Due to the bird damage impact to the economy, as well as the lack of universally cost-effective bird deterring ...Open AccessThesis -
Millimetre Wave Radar Target Classification using UAVs in an Adversarial Electronic Warfare Environment
Published 2015-12-31Millimetre wave radar promises to revolutionise the application of radar in the military setting which will lead to a corresponding change to how electronic warfare (EW) systems are applied. This type of sensor is potentially ...USyd AccessThesis -
Multi-Objective and Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems using Hierarchical Asynchronous Parallel Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
Published 2007-04-01The overall objective of this research was to realise the practical application of Hierarchical Asynchronous Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms for Multi-objective and Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation (MDO) of UAV Systems ...Open AccessThesis -
Performance Optimization of Aerial Platform Communications in Coexistence Scenarios
Published 2021In recent years, the usage of an aerial platform, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has skyrocketed in a wide selection of applications due to mainly their low cost, small size, and high maneuverability. For ...Open AccessThesis -
Robust Modular Feature-Based Terrain-Aided Visual Navigation and Mapping
Published 2018-08-31The visual feature-based Terrain-Aided Navigation (TAN) system presented in this thesis addresses the problem of constraining inertial drift introduced into the location estimate of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in ...Open AccessThesis -
UAV Parameter Estimation with Gaussian Process Approximations
Published 2013-03-31Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide an alternative to manned aircraft for risk associated missions and applications where sizing constraints require miniaturized flying platforms. UAVs are currently utilised in an array ...Open AccessThesis