Development of an system for in-flight system identification of fixed-wing UAV.

Small unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly being used in a wide range of surveillance applications, such as wildlife or crop monitoring. A key limitation restricting broader application is their limited endurance. This project deals with the determination of the flight characteristics of small unmanned aerial vehicles used for aerial observation. A better understanding of those characteristics can be used in the optimization of flight profiles to exploit energy in the ambient air, thus reducing the use of onboard energy and extending flight duration. The expected benefit to Shearwater Aerospace will be to enhance the competiveness of their software offerings which aim to allow users to improve their flight planning capabilities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Meyer Nahon

Student:

Partner:

Shearwater Aerospace

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program: