Lighter than Air Robots

Sebbane, Yasmina Bestaoui

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2663-5

Cited by 32 publications

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“…In the search for airship autonomy, it is fundamental to assure good positioning and path-tracking features for the control and guidance (CG) framework. In our case, the proposed architecture for the CG system encompasses four components: path planning, guidance, control and data acquisition [5,7]. The path planner generates the trajectory reference for the guidance loop, which tries to minimize the pose (position/orientation) error, while the control level tracks the velocity and acceleration commands.…”

Section: Control and Guidance Proposalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in both cases, robust flight under actual weather conditions is still one of the biggest issues that prevent airships from fully realizing maneuverability advantages. In this way, safe and accurate airship control under strong wind conditions is still an open theme of research investigations due to the limited lateral actuation available in the vehicle [3,5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hexa-Propeller Airship for Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring in Amazon Rainforest

Azinheira,

Carvalho,

Paiva

et al. 2024

Aerospace

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This paper proposes a new kind of airship actuator configuration for surveillance and environmental monitoring missions. We present the design and application of a six-propeller electrical airship (Noamini) with independent tilting propellers, allowing improved and flexible maneuverability. The vehicle has different combinations of differential propulsion and can be used in a two-, four- or six-motor configuration. We developed a high-fidelity airship simulator for the Noamini airship, which was used to test and validate a control/guidance approach. Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion (INDI) is used for the velocity/attitude control to follow a high-level L1 guidance reference in a simulated waypoint-tracking mission with wind and turbulence. The proposed framework will be soon implemented in the onboard control system of the Noamini, an autonomous airship for environmental monitoring and surveillance applications.

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Section: Control and Guidance Proposalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Hexa-Propeller Airship for Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring in Amazon Rainforest

Azinheira,

Carvalho,

Paiva

et al. 2024

Aerospace

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“…Blimps are capable of staying still and aloft for years 54 and of providing a panoramic view in various directions with much convenience. With the use of latest photo or video editing technologies the concession may provide the park visitors with outstanding memories.…”

Section: Scenario One: Tethered Blimp 1 Model At a Scenic Overlookmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Commercial Use of Drones in U.S. National Parks

Chamata¹,

King²

2017

ITMR

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Motivated by current reports showing potential socioeconomic benefits, this research investigated the use of civil drones in national parks and discussed the implications of this use, taking the United States as an example. Relying on literature about concessions in national parks, we have discussed several historical, conceptual, and legal aspects of concessions. In addition, the paper discusses the concerns of several stakeholders including the parks' management and visitors about privacy and safety. Research findings show that establishing various concession ideas in national parks is profitable and will contribute to increasing the revenues of tourism sector as well as to job creation. The research also shows that the ideas are relatively safe, and should not raise any concerns about using drones in national parks, especially when our recommendations are followed. Research limitations and future research recommendations are discussed at the end of paper.

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“…In addition, UAS technology is on the verge of being integrated into hundreds of commercial and civil applications (Chamata 2017;LeMieux 2014), and will soon replace alternative technologies, i.e. helicopters, in various applications (Sebbane 2012). Recent advances have shown that UAS are extremely useful in benevolent activities such as search and rescue (Molina et al 2012), disaster management (Murphy et al 2008), and ambulancing (Daily Mail 2014).…”

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A Conceptual Framework for the Acceptance of Drones

Chamata¹,

Winterton²

2018

ITMR

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The literature on the public acceptance of unmanned aircraft, aka drones, is scarce and undeveloped. This is evident in the absence of theoretical and methodological substantiality in existing research. This research paper suggests a conceptual model for predicting the public acceptance of unmanned aircraft. This was accomplished by systematically reviewing previous literature on the public acceptance of genetically modified food and nuclear energy. Results of the review revealed that behavioral models such as TRA and TAM, when include concepts from risk theory, can provide the desired model. The model consists of five constructs namely: intention to purchase/use, attitudes towards using, perceived benefit, perceived risk, and perceived control. Future research is required to further develop the proposed model relevant for the context of drones' acceptance.

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Lighter than Air Robots

Cited by 32 publications

References 135 publications

Hexa-Propeller Airship for Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring in Amazon Rainforest

Hexa-Propeller Airship for Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring in Amazon Rainforest

The Commercial Use of Drones in U.S. National Parks

A Conceptual Framework for the Acceptance of Drones

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