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de Vries, Rinto (author)Recent literature in real-time trajectory planning has proposed using Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) as collision constraints in Model Predictive Control (MPC) for efficient guidance, a concept referred to as MPC-CBF. This concept has been explored for both first and second-order CBFs. However, these approaches relied on an analytical...master thesis 2023
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Bogaerts, Charlie (author)This study aims to quantify the aerodynamic behaviour of fixed pitch rotors with a diameter of 12.7 cm in axial descent, and its contribution to the attitude oscillations found for quadcopters under similar flight conditions. Wind tunnel tests are performed with an isolated rotor, as well as a complete quadcopter mounted inside a gimbal that...master thesis 2023
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Koning, J.R. (author), van der Hoorn, R. (author)Drones are unmanned flying vehicles, which can be used for a broad spectrum of different applications. One of these applications is the generation of albedo maps. However, it could take some time to map an area. Therefore problems can occur the with respect to its flight range, which typically lies between 20 to 45 km for...bachelor thesis 2020
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Muntenaar, L.V.M. (author), Groot, S.P. (author)With the strict Paris climate goals, all eyes are set on the development of sustainable solutions that can replace or improve commercial solutions. This thesis revolves around the design and implementation of a subsystem for the creation of a solar powered drone. The goal of the solar powered drone is increasing the flight range of a commercial...bachelor thesis 2020
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Aarnink, Janbert (author)As extensive efforts from consumer drone manufacturers resulted in inexpensive aircrafts that can capture high quality video imagery, drones are increasingly considered to be beneficial for scientific purposes. In the recent past, video imagery has been used to analyze waves in terms of several hydrodynamic parameters and to indicate matching...master thesis 2017