Improving the perching capability of a vertical take-off and landing unmanned vehicle through reconfiguration

Landing on lighting columns like nature’s birds is a desirable capability which can only extend the uses of unmanned aerial systems. This thesis investigates what the most effective form of perching on existing street furniture with a VTOL UAV and how the perch site can be recognised using low cost...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erbil, Mehmet Ali
Other Authors: Prior, Stephen
Published: University of Southampton 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.722904