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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"UAV Design"”.
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Aerodynamic Response of a Two-Dimensional Cambered Wing at Low Reynolds Numbers in Steady-State Onset Turbulence
Small fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are valuable tools for military and civil applications. However, their utility is hampered by a lack of knowledge regarding their performance in adverse weather, notably turbulence, as seen in urban or mountainous environments. This is combined with …
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Modeling and analyzing cost, schedule, and performance in complex system product development
… will require the capability to adjust the design process to meet these expectations. The required amount and sophistication of project planning, control, information, and flexibility is unprecedented. The primary goal of this work is a method to help managers integrate process and design …
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Design and Development of Low-cost Multi-function UAV Suitable for Production and Operation in Low Resource Environments
A new flying wing design has been developed at the Unmanned Systems Lab (USL) at Virginia Tech to serve delivery and remote sensing applications in the developing world. The fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named EcoSoar, was designed with the goal of creating a business opportunity …
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Development of Tools for Conceptual Design of a Wildland Firefighting UAV
The current uses of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in wildland firefighting center around mapping, scouting, and firing operations. These operations and additional operations are often held back by lack of range and lift capacity of current UAV options. Software design tools were developed in this …