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1. Improving Autonomous Soaring via Energy State Estimation and Extremum Seeking Control

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Author:: Daugherty, Shawn Christopher
Title:: Improving Autonomous Soaring via Energy State Estimation and Extremum Seeking Control
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous soaring
uav
sb-xc
autonomous
thermal
thermal soaring
File:: Download Shawn_Daugherty-Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. Wind Estimation and Closed-loop Control of a Soaring Vehicle

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Author:: Bird, John Joseph
Title:: Wind Estimation and Closed-loop Control of a Soaring Vehicle
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: soaring
uav
uas
drone
energy harvesting
bio-inspired
dynamic soaring
wind mapping
atmosphere
glider
File:: Download Bird-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor