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Author:

Davis, Brian

Title:

Design and Analysis of Inverted Landing Mechanism and Biomimetic Strategy for Small-scale Quadrotors

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

biomimetic
quadrotor
quadcopter
drone
optimization
mechanical design
robot
robotics
simulation
inverted landing
fly
insect
landing
control
RREV
relative retinal rate of expansion
landing gear
landing mechanism
perching
perception
multirotor
uav
unmanned aerial vehicle
Crazyflie

File:

Download DESIGN_AND_ANALYSIS_OF_INVERTED_LANDING_MECHANISM_AND_BIOMIMETIC_STRATEGY_FOR_SMALL-SCALE_QUADROTORS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Faculty Reader

Author:

Allred, Gracelyne

Title:

Autopilot Design for the Takeoff and Landing of a Tailwheel Airplane

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
aircraft simulation
vehicle simulation
tailwheel
flight test
adaptive control
autonomy
autonomous aircraft
autopilot
remote control
hardware in the loop
takeoff
landing
flight control
vehicle integration
aircraft integration
simulation environment

File:

Download ALLRED_HonorsThesis_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Faculty Reader