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Longitudinal grey-box model identification of a tailless flapping wing mav based on free-flight dataNijboer, J. B.W. (author), Armanini, S.F. (author), Karasek, M. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)Tailless flapping wing micro aerial vehicles (FMWAVs) are known for their light weight and agility. However, given the fact that these FWMAVs have been developed only recently, their flight dynamics have not yet been fully explained. In this paper we develop grey-box models for the time-averaged longitudinal dynamics of a tailless FWMAV ...conference paper 2020
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Ruiz Garcia, A. (author), Vos, Roelof (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)The aerodynamic model identification of a novel aircraft configuration known as the “Flying V” is presented. A global longitudinal aerodynamic model is estimated using static wind tunnel data from a 4.6% sub-scale model. The aerodynamic model structure, unknown a priori, is determined from the data using a modified stepwise regression...conference paper 2020
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Visser, T. (author), March, G. (author), Doornbos, E.N. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Visser, P (author)Thermospheric wind measurements obtained from linear non-gravitational accelerations of the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite show discrepancies when compared to ground-based measurements. In this paper the cross-wind is derived from both the linear and the angular accelerations using a newly developed...journal article 2019
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Armanini, S.F. (author), Caetano, J. V. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Pavel, M.D. (author), de Croon, G.C.H.E. (author), Mulder, Max (author)Despite significant interest in tailless flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle designs, tailed configurations are often favoured, as they offer many benefits, such as static stability and a simpler control strategy, separating wing and tail control. However, the tail aerodynamics are highly complex due to the interaction between the unsteady...journal article 2019
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Li, S. (author), de Wagter, C. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author), de Croon, G.C.H.E. (author)High-speed flight in GPS-denied environments is currently an important frontier in the research on autonomous flight of micro air vehicles. Autonomous drone races stimulate the advances in this area by representing a very challenging case with tight turns, texture-less floors, and dynamic spectators around the track. These properties hamper...journal article 2019
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Tol, H.J. (author), Kotsonis, M. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)This paper investigates the use of point wall pressure measurements for output feedback control of Tollmien–Schlichtingwaves in Falkner–Skan boundary layers.Anewapproach is presented for input–outputmodeling of the linear dynamics of the fluid system and the integration withH2∕Linear Quadratic Gaussian reduced-order control design. The pressure...journal article 2019
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van den Aarssen, M.S.T. (author), Visser, T. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)High performance control allocation methods for the Innovative Control Effectors (ICE) aircraft require accurate onboard aerodynamic models, with preferably first order continuity. Simplotope B-Splines, an extension on Simplex B-Splines, have a high approximation power by using local cost functions. However, enforcing global continuity produces...conference paper 2019
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Visser, T. (author), March, G. (author), Doornbos, E.N. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author)Recently, the horizontal and vertical cross wind at 225- to 295-km altitude were derived from linear acceleration measurements of the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer satellite. The vertical component of these wind data is compared to wind data derived from the mass spectrometers of the Atmosphere Explorer C and E and...journal article 2019
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Nabi, H.N. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Pavel, M.D. (author), Quaranta, Giuseppe (author)A safe conversion of tiltrotor from helicopter mode to airplane mode is ensured through maneuvering within the conversion corridor, a constrained region in the airspeed versus nacelle angle graph. This paper presents preliminary work in the development of an automatic conversion maneuver. A high order quasi-Linear Parameter Varying model is...conference paper 2019
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Mannucci, T. (author), van Kampen, E. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author)Self-learning approaches, such as reinforcement learning, offer new possibilities for autonomous control of uncertain or time-varying systems. However, exploring an unknown environment under limited prediction capabilities is a challenge for a learning agent. If the environment is dangerous, free exploration can result in physical damage or in...journal article 2018
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Goedhart, Menno (author), van Kampen, E. (author), Armanini, S.F. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author)Flight control of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles is challenging, because of their complex dynamics and variability due to manufacturing inconsistencies. Machine Learning algorithms can be used to tackle these challenges. A Policy Gradient algorithm is used to tune the gains of a Proportional-Integral controller using Reinforcement Learning. A...conference paper 2018
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Brunner, A.E. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Vuik, Cornelis (author), Verhaegen, M.H.G. (author)This paper presents an adaptation of the distributed-spline-based aberration reconstruction method for Shack–Hartmann (SH) slope measurements to extremely large-scale adaptive optics systems and the execution on graphics processing units (GPUs). The introduction of a hierarchical multi-level scheme for the elimination of piston offsets between...journal article 2018
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Helmer, Alexander (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), van Kampen, E. (author)Reinforcement learning is a paradigm for learning decision-making tasks from interaction with the environment. Function approximators solve a part of the curse of dimensionality when learning in high-dimensional state and/or action spaces. It can be a time-consuming process to learn a good policy in a high dimensional state space directly. A...conference paper 2018
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Horssen van, Laurens (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Pool, D.M. (author)To meet the required flight simulator-based stall recovery training that will become mandatory for all aircarrier pilots in 2019, many flight simulators will need to be updated with accurate flightmodels at high anglesof- attack. Using a database of 69 symmetrical and quasi-steady recorded stalls performed with TU Delft’s Cessna Citation II...conference paper 2018
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Zhang, Y. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author)This paper reports the latest progress in the development of a database-driven safe flight envelope prediction system. By building up a database containing safe flight envelopes of different damage and fault scenarios, the challenges associated with online flight envelope prediction can be circumvented. The database is designed for different...conference paper 2018
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Armanini, S.F. (author), Karasek, M. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)Biologically-inspired flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles are characterised by nonlinear, unsteady aerodynamics and complex dynamics, both highly challenging to model. To take full advantage of the flight capabilities of such vehicles, it is necessary to obtain insight into their dynamics in the different flyable conditions, and to provide...conference paper 2018
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Zhang, Y. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author)Safe flight-envelope prediction is essential for preventing aircraft loss of control after the occurrence of sudden structural damage and aerodynamic failures. Considering the unpredictable nature of such failures, many challenges remain in the process of implementing such a prediction system. In this paper, an approach to online safe flight...journal article 2018
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- Visser, T. (author), Doornbos, E.N. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author), Fritsche, Bent (author) journal article 2018
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Nabi, H.N. (author), Lombaerts, T.J.J. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), van Kampen, E. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)The research presented in this paper focuses on the effects of structural failures on the safe flight envelope of an aircraft, which is the set of all the states in which safe maneuver of the aircraft can be assured. Nonlinear reachability analysis basedonan optimal control formulation is performed to estimate the safe flight envelope using...journal article 2018
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Armanini, S.F. (author), Karasek, M. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author)Taking full advantage of the favorable flight properties of biologically inspired flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles requires having insight into their dynamics and providing adequate control in all flight conditions. Because of the high complexity of flapping flight and limited availability of accurate flight data, however, global models are...journal article 2018