Adaptive control with Multivariate B-Splines and INDI: A case study for Vertical take-off and landing drones

In recent years the popularity of VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drones has increased significantly. Due to their hybrid design, these drones can take off and land vertically and fly horizontally, enabling them to land in difficult terrain and have a more extensive range than the Quadcopter counterpart. However, this hybrid design also...

Distributed and Asynchronous Algorithm for Smooth High-dimensional Function Approximation using Orthotope B-splines

Aircraft are complex systems with, in some cases, high-dimensional nonlinear interactions between control surfaces. When a failure occurs, adaptive flight control methods can be utilised to stabilise and make the aircraft controllable. Adaptive flight control methods, however, require accurate aerodynamic models - where first-order continuity is...