Unmanned Aerial Systems

Theoretical Foundation and Applications

Anis Koubaa, Ahmad Taher Azar
Elsevier S&T
650 pages
ISBN: 978-0128202760
February 2021

With the emergence of low-cost UAS, a vast array of research works in academia and products in the industrial sectors have evolved. This book presents some of the latest innovative approaches to drones from the point-of-view of dynamic modeling, system analysis, optimization, control, communications, 3D-mapping, search and rescue, surveillance, farmland and construction monitoring, and more. It covers the safe operation of UAS, including, but not limited to, fundamental design, mission and path planning, control theory, computer vision, artificial intelligence, applications requirements, and more.