3 papers
cs.RO2025
Breaking the Circle: An Autonomous Control-Switching Strategy for Stable Orographic Soaring in MAVs
Sunyou Hwang, Christophe De Wagter, Bart Remes +1
Orographic soaring can significantly extend the endurance of micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), but circling behavior, arising from control conflicts between the longitudinal and vertic…
cs.RO2023
AOSoar: Autonomous Orographic Soaring of a Micro Air Vehicle
Sunyou Hwang, Bart D. W. Remes, Guido C. H. E. de Croon
Utilizing wind hovering techniques of soaring birds can save energy expenditure and improve the flight endurance of micro air vehicles (MAVs). Here, we present a novel method for f…
cs.RO2023
Autonomous Control for Orographic Soaring of Fixed-Wing UAVs
Tom Suys, Sunyou Hwang, Guido C. H. E. de Croon +1
We present a novel controller for fixed-wing UAVs that enables autonomous soaring in an orographic wind field, extending flight endurance. Our method identifies soaring regions and…