TY - JOUR
T1 - A review on control and maneuvering of cooperative fixed-wing drones
AU - Elijah, Thato
AU - Jamisola, Rodrigo S.
AU - Tjiparuro, Zeundjua
AU - Namoshe, Molaletsa
N1 - Funding Information:
This is an capability of the drone to support its wing to have a rigid and strong wing. There are two types of wing support which are cantilevered and braced. Cantilevered are self-supporting wing with all the structure buried under the aerodynamic skin, giving a clean appearance with low drag. Braced wing support is supported by external structure using strut or wire brace meant to reduce wing weight and this reduces drag.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the funding support on this work from the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Drones Project, Project Number P00015.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/11/3
Y1 - 2020/11/3
N2 - This paper presents a literature review on current studies in cooperative control of fixed-wing drones, including maneuvering through adjustments of the tail, rotor, and wing configurations. Cooperative fixed-wing drones are important because of their larger area coverage that allows them to complete the assigned task much faster compared to a single fixed-wing drone. In addition, the endurance of cooperative fixed-wing drones is much higher compared to the endurance of cooperative multi-rotor drones. The papers presented in this review were selected to have as wide a variety as possible in terms of cooperation architectures and strategies, as well as in terms of wing, tail, and rotor configurations. With the rapid advancement of computers, sensors, and actuators which are major components of drones in general, the advancement of fixed-wing drone technology is a logical consequence. And further, this can lead to the advancement of cooperative fixed wing drone which have a much bigger capability compared to a single UAV.
AB - This paper presents a literature review on current studies in cooperative control of fixed-wing drones, including maneuvering through adjustments of the tail, rotor, and wing configurations. Cooperative fixed-wing drones are important because of their larger area coverage that allows them to complete the assigned task much faster compared to a single fixed-wing drone. In addition, the endurance of cooperative fixed-wing drones is much higher compared to the endurance of cooperative multi-rotor drones. The papers presented in this review were selected to have as wide a variety as possible in terms of cooperation architectures and strategies, as well as in terms of wing, tail, and rotor configurations. With the rapid advancement of computers, sensors, and actuators which are major components of drones in general, the advancement of fixed-wing drone technology is a logical consequence. And further, this can lead to the advancement of cooperative fixed wing drone which have a much bigger capability compared to a single UAV.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40435-020-00710-2
DO - 10.1007/s40435-020-00710-2
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85094881815
SN - 2195-268X
VL - 9
SP - 1332
EP - 1349
JO - International Journal of Dynamics and Control
JF - International Journal of Dynamics and Control
IS - 3
ER -