On Obtaining Energy-Optimal Trajectories for Landing of UAVs

The optimization issues connected to a landing task of an unmanned aerial vehicle are discussed in the paper, based on a model of a mini-class drone. Three landing scenarios are considered, including minimum-time landing, landing with minimum energy consumption, and planned landing. With the use of...

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Main Authors: Dariusz Horla, Jacek Cieślak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/8/2062