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- NASA NTRS 2026 ARC Technical Memorandum (TM)
Assessing National Airspace System Impact of the Hybrid Electric Turboprop Commercial Freighter
The Hybrid Electric Turboprop Commercial Freighter (HETCOF) is a large turboprop aircraft using hybrid electric propulsion designed to reduce cost and emissions for narrowbody cargo operations capable of carrying 35,000 …
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Flocking behavior for dynamic and complex swarm structures
Maintaining the formation of complex structures with multiple UAVs and achieving complex trajectories remains a major challenge. This work presents an algorithm for implementing the flocking behavior of UAVs based on the…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Heterogeneous Vertiport Selection Optimization for On-Demand Air Taxi Services: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has emerged as a transformative solution to alleviate urban congestion by utilizing low-altitude airspace, thereby reducing pressure on ground transportation networks.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Efficient Trajectory Design and Communication Scheduling for Dual-UAV Jamming-Aided Secure Communication Networks
We study dual-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) jamming-aided secure communication networks, in which one UAV delivers confidential data to multiple ground users (GUs), while a cooperative UAV provides protective interferenc…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Meltwater transport and mixing layer growth near the ice--ocean interface
Ice melting into saline water plays a fundamental role in the dynamics near the ice-ocean interface in polar oceans. The physics of ice melting involves a non-trivial interplay between thermodynamics at the interface, hy…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Agentic AI-RAN Empowering Synergetic Sensing, Communication, Computing, and Control
Future sixth-generation (6G) networks are expected to support low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs), where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aerial robots operate in highly dynamic three-dimensional environments under…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Close-enough general routing problem for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in monitoring missions
In this paper, we introduce a close-enough multi-UAV general routing problem (CEMUAVGRP) where a fleet of homogeneous UAVs conduct monitoring tasks containing nodes, each of which has its disk neighborhood, and edges, ai…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Universal Large Language Model -- Drone Command and Control Interface
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) for drone control can have a transformative impact on drone capabilities, especially when real world information can be integrated with drone sensing, command, and control, part of…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Coupled gas and bubble dynamics at the solidification front
The formation and entrapment of gas bubbles during solidification significantly influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of materials, from metallic alloys to ice.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Where to Place a Heavy Payload on a Multirotor UAV for Best Control Performance
This paper studies the impact of rigidly attached heavy payload placement - where the payload mass significantly influences the UAV's dynamics - on the stability and control performance of a multirotor unmanned aerial ve…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Survey of Security Challenges and Solutions for Advanced Air Mobility and eVTOL Aircraft
This survey reviews the existing and envisioned security vulnerabilities and defense mechanisms relevant to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems, with a focus on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Flash Freeze--Thaw Phenomenon in Sprayed Evaporating Micrometer Droplets
Two-fluid spray nozzles are widely used in combustion, chemical processing, pharmaceutical coating, environmental control, and spray drying to atomize liquids with pressurized gas.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Closed-loop Uplink Radio Resource Management in CF-O-RAN Empowered 5G Aerial Corridor
In this paper, we investigate the uplink (UL) radio resource management for 5G aerial corridors with an open-radio access network (O-RAN)-enabled cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) system.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Autonomous Navigation at the Nano-Scale: Algorithms, Architectures, and Constraints
Autonomous navigation for nano-scale unmanned aerial vehicles (nano-UAVs) is governed by extreme Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints (with the weight < 50 g and sub-100 mW onboard processor), distinguishing it fun…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Exploiting Light To Enhance The Endurance and Navigation of Lighter-Than-Air Micro-Drones
Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly expanding into tasks from inventory to environmental sensing, yet their short endurance and unreliable navigation in GPS-denied spaces limit deployment.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Feedforward-Feedback Integration in Flight Control: Reinforcement Learning with Sliding Mode Control
Learning-based controllers leverage nonlinear couplings and enhance transients but seldom offer guarantees under tight input constraints.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
An Interpretable Convolutional Neural Network Framework for Fluid Dynamics
Modelling fluid dynamics with machine learning (ML) has advanced rapidly, yet most data driven approaches remain opaque because they rely on complex architectures to capture nonlinear flow behaviour.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Scale-resolving simulations and data-driven modal analysis of turbulent transonic buffet cells on infinite swept wings
Transonic buffet is a class of shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction known to exhibit self-sustained two-dimensional (2D) chordwise shock wave oscillations (Strouhal number St=0.05-0.1), and three-dimensional (3D) spanwi…
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Precision Meets Art: Autonomous Multi-UAV System for Large Scale Mural Drawing
The integration of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into large-scale artistic projects has emerged as a new application in robotics.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Resilient UAV Data Mule via Adaptive Sensor Association under Timing Constraints
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be critical for time-sensitive data collection missions, yet existing research often relies on simulations that fail to capture real-world complexities.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Future Capabilities Agent for Tactical Air Traffic Control
Escalating air traffic demand is driving the adoption of automation to support air traffic controllers, but existing approaches face a trade-off between safety assurance and interpretability.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Modeling and Control for UAV with Off-center Slung Load
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with slung load system is a classic air transportation system. In practical applications, the suspension point of the slung load does not always align with the center of mass (CoM) of the UA…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Pilots’ Perceived Cognitive Functions: The Effect of Mental Workload and Mindfulness on Prospective Memory Performance
Errors related to human factors remain a leading cause of aviation accidents, with many of these incidents being attributed to pilot performance.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Context-Aware Information Transfer via Digital Semantic Communication in UAV-Based Networks
In smart cities, bandwidth-constrained Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) often fail to relay mission-critical data in time, compromising real-time decision-making.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Morphology of ice structures induced by a freezing rivulet
We investigate the solidification of a water rivulet flowing over a cold inclined substrate and the resulting formation of three-dimensional ice structures.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
The Impact of Flight Instructor Feedback on Subsequent Instructor Evaluations of Student Performance
This study examines the impact of feedback tone and feedback order on flight instructors’ evaluations of student performance in an aviation training context.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 ERAU Industry report (AQRR)
Airline Quality Rating 2026
The Airline Quality Rating Report is a product of academic research from the previous co-authors Dr. Dean Headley and Dr. Brent Bowen. The research originated at the W.
- arXiv 2026 ARXIV arXiv preprint
$α^3$-Bench: A Unified Benchmark of Safety, Robustness, and Efficiency for LLM-Based UAV Agents over 6G Networks
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used as high level controllers for autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) missions. However, existing evaluations rarely assess whether such agents remain safe, protocol co…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2025 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
The Impact of Socialization on Student Intention to Persist and Flight Training Outcomes
The aim of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between the socialization of student pilots within aviation-training organizations, student intention to persist, and training outcomes as demonstrat…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2025 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
What is it like to be a Female Pilot in the United States Air Force: A Gender Diversity Study
This research investigates the gender-based disparities faced by female pilots in the United States Air Force (USAF), providing a comprehensive analysis of their experiences compared to their male counterparts.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Empower Low-Altitude Economy: A Reliability-Aware Dynamic Weighting Allocation for Multi-modal UAV Beam Prediction
The low-altitude economy (LAE) is rapidly expanding driven by urban air mobility, logistics drones, and aerial sensing, while fast and accurate beam prediction in uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) communications is crucial…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Hovering efficiency optimization of the cycloidal propeller with end plates
Cycloidal propellers are known for their omnidirectional vectored thrust, enabling smooth transitions between hovering and forward flight, making them ideal for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electric vertical take-…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
New Insights into Cascaded Geometric Flight Control: From Performance Guarantees to Practical Pitfalls
We present a new stability proof for cascaded geometric control used by aerial vehicles tracking time-varying position trajectories. Our approach uses sliding variables and a recently proposed quaternion-based sliding co…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
3D Path-Following Guidance via Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Fixed-Wing Small UAS
This paper presents the design, implementation, and flight test results of two novel 3D path-following guidance algorithms based on nonlinear model predictive control (MPC), with specific application to fixed-wing small …
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Reach-Avoid Differential game with Reachability Analysis for UAVs: A decomposition approach
Reach-avoid (RA) games have significant applications in security and defense, particularly for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These problems are inherently challenging due to the need to consider obstacles, consider th…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
PreGME: Prescribed Performance Control of Aerial Manipulators based on Variable-Gain ESO
An aerial manipulator, comprising a multirotor base and a robotic arm, is subject to significant dynamic coupling between these two components.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Low-Latency Quasi-Static Modeling of UAV Tether Aerodynamics
One of the main limitations of multirotor UAVs is their short flight time due to battery constraints. A practical solution for continuous operation is to power the drone from the ground via a tether.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Safe Path Planning and Observation Quality Enhancement Strategy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Water Quality Monitoring Tasks
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) spectral remote sensing technology is widely used in water quality monitoring. However, in dynamic environments, varying illumination conditions, such as shadows and specular reflection (sun…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Developing Fundamental Diagrams for Urban Air Mobility Traffic Based on Physical Experiments
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging application of unmanned aerial vehicles that promises to reduce travel time and alleviate congestion in urban transportation systems.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Global End-Effector Pose Control of an Underactuated Aerial Manipulator via Reinforcement Learning
Aerial manipulators, which combine robotic arms with multi-rotor drones, face strict constraints on arm weight and mechanical complexity.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Joint UAV-UGV Positioning and Trajectory Planning via Meta A3C for Reliable Emergency Communications
Joint deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) has been shown to be an effective method to establish communications in areas affected by disasters.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Uncertainty-Aware 3D UAV Tracking Using Single-Anchor UWB Measurements
In this letter, we present an uncertainty-aware single-anchor Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based 3D tracking framework. Specifically, a mobile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) maintains a desired standoff distance to a moving targe…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
UAV-Enabled ISAC: Towards On-Demand Sensing Services and Enhanced Communication
In this paper, we investigate an integrated sensing-and-communication (ISAC) network enabled by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is supposed to fly along a periodical circular trajectory at a fixed height for IS…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Intent-Driven UAM Rescheduling
Due to the restricted resources, efficient scheduling in vertiports has received much more attention in the field of Urban Air Mobility (UAM).
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
An Ice Christmas Tree: Fast Three-Dimensional Printing of Ice Structures via Evaporative Cooling in Vacuum
We demonstrate a novel approach to three-dimensional (3D) printing of freeform ice structures by exploiting evaporative cooling. A micrometer-sized water jet is used to 3D print inside a vacuum chamber.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Information-Optimal Formation Geometry Design for Multimodal UAV Cooperative Perception
The efficacy of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm cooperative perception fundamentally depends on three-dimensional (3D) formation geometry, which governs target observability and sensor complementarity.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Optimized Conflict Management for Urban Air Mobility Using Swarm UAV Networks
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) poses unprecedented traffic coordination challenges, especially with increasing UAV densities in dense urban corridors.
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Robust series linearization of nonlinear advection-diffusion equations
We consider nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) for advection-diffusion processes which are augmented by an auxiliary parameter $δ$ such that $δ=0$ corresponds to linear advection-diffusion.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2025 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Forecasting Aviation Carbon Emissions with Tree-Based Machine Learning: A Case Study of Turkish Airlines Operational Data
The global aviation industry plays a critical role in economic development and international connectivity. However, it also contributes significantly to environmental challenges, particularly through fuel consumption and…
- arXiv 2025 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Dynamics of motions and deformations of an arbitrary geometry flexural floe in ocean waves
This paper develops a comprehensive mathematical framework for modeling the coupled hydroelastic dynamics of sea-ice floes of arbitrary shape and non-uniform thickness under linear ocean wave forcing.