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. Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring Open Access Author: Makovkin, Dmitriy Title: Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: PersistentmonitoringsurveillancethermallingthermalglidersoaringMacCreadyoptimalcruiseairspeedaggregatedeparture File: Download Dmitriy_Makovkin_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJoseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. A Method for the Exploitation of Microlift for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Open Access Author: Kimmel, Nathan Title: A Method for the Exploitation of Microlift for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: autonomysoaringmicroliftthermalthermal wallthermal streamthermal strandautonomousuavautonomous soaring File: Download Nathan_Kimmel_A_Method_for_the_Exploitation_of_Microlift_for_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicles.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAmy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/ChairMark David Maughmer, Committee Member
