1. Wind Estimation and Closed-loop Control of a Soaring Vehicle Open Access Author: Bird, John Joseph Title: Wind Estimation and Closed-loop Control of a Soaring Vehicle Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: soaringuavuasdroneenergy harvestingbio-inspireddynamic soaringwind mappingatmosphereglider File: Download Bird-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations Open Access Author: Bird, John Joseph Title: Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: UAVdroneatmospherically awareautonomyreinforcement learningflight planningsoaring File: Download bird_dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMark David Maughmer, Committee MemberSean N Brennan, Committee MemberGeorge Spencer Young, Outside Member
