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Curated index of aviation-relevant research from NASA NTRS, NTSB safety studies, FAA CAMI, and academic sources. Every record links back to its original — we don't host PDFs, we describe each paper and credit the authors. Built for cross-link with the rest of Atlas: search by topic, drill into a CFR section or airframe and see the research that bears on it.
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- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Immersive Human-Machine Teleoperation Framework for Precision Agriculture: Integrating UAV-based Digital Mapping and Virtual Reality Control
In agricultural settings, the unstructured nature of certain production environments, along with the high complexity and inherent risks of production tasks, poses significant challenges to achieving full automation and e…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Joint Data Collection and Sensor Positioning in Multi-UAV-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network
Due to the high mobility and easy deployment, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted much attention in the field of wireless communication and positioning.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
UD-MAC: Delay Tolerant Multiple Access Control Protocol for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks
In unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks, high-capacity data transmission is of utmost importance for applications such as intelligent transportation, smart cities, and forest monitoring, which rely on the mobility of U…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
On Correcting Errors in Existing Mathematical Approaches for UAV Trajectory Design Considering No-Fly-Zones
Motivated by the fact that current mathematical methods for the trajectory design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) considering no-fly-zones (NFZs) cannot perfectly avoid NFZs throughout the entire continuous trajector…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Osmosis drives explosions and methane release in Siberian permafrost
Mysterious craters, with anomalously high concentrations of methane, have formed in the Yamal and Taymyr peninsulas of Siberia since 2014.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Aviation Safety Risk Analysis and Flight Technology Assessment Issues
This text highlights the significance of flight safety in China's civil aviation industry and emphasizes the need for comprehensive research.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
E$^3$-UAV: An Edge-based Energy-Efficient Object Detection System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Motivated by the advances in deep learning techniques, the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based object detection has proliferated across a range of fields, including vehicle counting, fire detection, and ci…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Data-driven robust MPC of tiltwing VTOL aircraft
This paper investigates robust tube-based Model Predictive Control (MPC) of a tiltwing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft subject to wind disturbances and model uncertainty.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Immersion freezing in particle-based aerosol-cloud microphysics: a probabilistic perspective on singular and time-dependent models
Cloud droplets containing ice-nucleating particles (INPs) may freeze at temperatures above the homogeneous freezing threshold temperature.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Novel Online-Offline MA2C-DDPG for Efficient Spectrum Allocation and Trajectory Optimization in Dynamic Spectrum Sharing UAV Networks
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication is of crucial importance for diverse practical applications. However, it is susceptible to the severe spectrum scarcity problem and interference since it operates in the unlice…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
BEAVIS: Balloon Enabled Aerial Vehicle for IoT and Sensing
UAVs are becoming versatile and valuable platforms for various applications. However, the main limitation is their flying time. We present BEAVIS, a novel aerial robotic platform striking an unparalleled trade-off betwee…
- Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (Psychology of Sport And Exercise)
The influence of an esports-adapted coping effectiveness training (E-CET) on resilience, mental health, and subjective performance among elite league of Legends players: A pilot study.
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop, and pilot esports-adapted coping effectiveness training (E-CET) and measure its influence on coping effectiveness (global and specific), subjective performance, mental health (psych…
- Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.))
An educational program for remote training and supervision of home-based transcranial electrical stimulation: feasibility and preliminary effectiveness
Objective: There has been recent interest in the administration of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) by a caregiver, family member, or patient themselves while in their own homes (HB-tES).
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Black-Box System Identification for Low-Cost Quadrotor Attitude at Hovering
The accuracy of dynamic modelling of unmanned aerial vehicles, specifically quadrotors, is gaining importance since strict conditionalities are imposed on rotorcraft control.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Note: Stokes-Einstein relation without hydrodynamic diameter in the TIP4P/Ice water model
It is demonstrated that self-diffusion and shear viscosity data for the TIP4P/Ice water model reported recently [L. Baran, W. Rzysko and L. MacDowell, J. Chem. Phys.
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Presentation
Short-Haul Fatigue: Pilot Perspectives & Current Research
Introduction: There are few studies investigating the impact of fatigue in short-haul flight operations conducted under United States (U.S.) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 117 flight and duty limitations and res…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Thermo-mechanical level-set topology optimization of a load carrying battery pack for electric aircraft
A persistent challenge with the development of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) to meet flight power and energy demands is the mass of the load and thermal management systems for batteries.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Hovering Control of Flapping Wings in Tandem with Multi-Rotors
This work briefly covers our efforts to stabilize the flight dynamics of Northeastern's tailless bat-inspired micro aerial vehicle, Aerobat. Flapping robots are not new.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Through-chip microchannels for three-dimensional integrated circuits cooling
Cooling high-power electronics in multilayer integrated circuits (ICs) is challenging for existing cooling methods. In this work, we designed through-chip microchannels (TCMCs) that cross the entire chip perpendicularly …
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Formation Control for Moving Target Enclosing via Relative Localization
In this paper, we investigate the problem of controlling multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enclose a moving target in a distributed fashion based on a relative distance and self-displacement measurements.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Bi-level Network Design for UAM Vertiport Allocation Using Activity-Based Transport Simulations
The design or the optimization of transport systems is a difficult task. This is especially true in the case of the introduction of new transport modes in an existing system.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Stochastic Flight Plan Optimization
Airline operations are subject to many uncertainties, such as weather, varying demand, maintenance events, congestion, etc. Large amounts of information are currently ignored due to difficulties in processing big data se…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research Trends on UAVs
The growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from both scientific and industrial sectors has attracted a wave of new researchers and substantial investments in this expansive field.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Survey of Human Models for Verification of Human-Machine Systems
We survey the landscape of human operator modeling ranging from the early cognitive models developed in artificial intelligence to more recent formal task models developed for model-checking of human machine interactions…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Outage Performance of Multi-tier UAV Communication with Random Beam Misalignment
By exploiting the degree of freedom on the altitude, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication can provide ubiquitous communication for future wireless networks.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Pilot Performance modeling via observer-based inverse reinforcement learning
The focus of this paper is behavior modeling for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles. The pilot is assumed to make decisions that optimize an unknown cost functional, which is estimated from observed trajectories using a …
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Impact of 3D Antenna Radiation Pattern in UAV Air-to-Ground Path Loss Modeling and RSRP-based Localization in Rural Area
Ensuring reliable and seamless wireless connectivity for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has emerged as a critical requirement for a wide range of applications.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Ice-bridging frustration by self-ejection of single droplets results in superior anti-frosting surfaces
Surfaces capable of delaying the frosting passively and facilitating its removal are highly desirable in fields where ice introduces inefficiencies and risks.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Residual stresses couple microscopic and macroscopic scales
We show how residual stresses emerge in a visco-elastic material as a signature of its past flow history, through an interplay between flow-modified microscopic relaxation and macroscopic features of the flow.
- NASA NTRS 2023 GRC Technical Memorandum (TM)
Flight Simulator Demonstration and Certification Implications of Powertrain Failure Mitigation in a Partial Turboelectric Aircraft
The Single-aisle Turboelectric AiRCraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsor (STARC ABL) is a concept aircraft with a partial turboelectric powertrain.
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Conference Paper
Cognitive Engineering in Training: Monitoring and Pilot-Automation Coordination in Complex Environments
This paper reports our investigation of flight path monitoring in aviation. We interviewed experienced pilots to understand the knowledge and skills underlying effective monitoring and we developed an example learning en…
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Presentation
The Viability of See-and-Avoid for Midair Collision Avoidance for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging aviation concept that could supplement today’s ground and air transportation systems. For UAM, it is generally assumed that the private sector will manage separation and not rely o…
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Presentation
Human Performance and Fatigue
This presentation summarizes some of the work completed by the Fatigue Countermeasures Lab work for the System-wide Safety Technical Challenge 1.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Joint Estimation and Control for Multi-Target Passive Monitoring with an Autonomous UAV Agent
This work considers the problem of passively monitoring multiple moving targets with a single unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) agent equipped with a direction-finding radar.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Pegasus Simulator: An Isaac Sim Framework for Multiple Aerial Vehicles Simulation
Developing and testing novel control and motion planning algorithms for aerial vehicles can be a challenging task, with the robotics community relying more than ever on 3D simulation technologies to evaluate the performa…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Variation of Critical Crystallization Pressure for the Formation of Square Ice in Graphene Nanocapillaries
Two-dimensional square ice in graphene nanocapillaries at room temperature is a fascinating phenomenon and has been confirmed experimentally.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Physics-Infused Machine Learning Based Prediction of VTOL Aerodynamics with Sparse Datasets
Complex optimal design and control processes often require repeated evaluations of expensive objective functions and consist of large design spaces.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Energy optimization for Full-Duplex Wireless-Powered IoT Networks using Rotary-Wing UAV with Multiple Antennas
In this paper, we propose a novel design for the rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled full-duplex (FD) wireless-powered Internet of Things (IoT) networks.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Interpretable and Secure Trajectory Optimization for UAV-Assisted Communication
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained popularity due to their flexible mobility, on-demand deployment, and the ability to establish high probability line-of-sight wireless communication.
- Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology)
Qualitative Analysis of General Aviation Pilots’ Aviation Safety Reporting System Incident Narratives Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
ABSTRACT NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) gathers data from voluntary aviation safety reports for nonfatal accidents and incidents.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Perch a quadrotor on planes by the ceiling effect
Perching is a promising solution for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to save energy and extend operation time. This paper proposes a quadrotor that can perch on planar structures using the ceiling effect.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
5G Wings: Investigating 5G-Connected Drones Performance in Non-Urban Areas
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become extremely popular for both military and civilian applications due to their ease of deployment, cost-effectiveness, high maneuverability, and availability.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Contextual Beamforming: Exploiting Location and AI for Enhanced Wireless Telecommunication Performance
The pervasive nature of wireless telecommunication has made it the foundation for mainstream technologies like automation, smart vehicles, virtual reality, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Progress Towards Untethered Autonomous Flight of Northeastern University Aerobat
State estimation and control is a well-studied problem in conventional aerial vehicles such as multi-rotors. But multi-rotors, while versatile, are not suitable for all applications.
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Conference Paper
Vibration Anomaly Detection by Clustering in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
One of the critical factors affecting flight safety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the amount of vibration they are exposed to during a flight.
- NASA NTRS 2023 LaRC Presentation
An Overview of the NASA Lift+Cruise eVTOL Crash Test
Introduction – NASA RVLT Project Impact Dynamics / Crash Safety Task - Task Objective: “To improve the crashworthiness and impact safety of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicle and provide data to simplify the certification …
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Unscented Optimal Control for 3D Coverage Planning with an Autonomous UAV Agent
We propose a novel probabilistically robust controller for the guidance of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in coverage planning missions, which can simultaneously optimize both the UAV's motion, and camera control input…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Single condensation droplet self-ejection from divergent structures with uniform wettability
Coalescence-jumping of condensation droplets is widely studied for anti-icing, condensation heat transfer, water harvesting and self-cleaning.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Estimating See and Be Seen Performance with an Airborne Visual Acquisition Model
Separation provision and collision avoidance to avoid other air traffic are fundamental components of the layered conflict management system to ensure safe and efficient operations.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Dynamic UAV Swarm Collaboration for Multi-Targets Tracking under Malicious Jamming: Joint Power, Path and Target Association Optimization
In this paper, the multi-target tracking (MTT) with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm is investigated in the presence of jammers, where UAVs in the swarm communicate with each other to exchange information of target…