Autonomous Flying Robots

1. Introduction
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

Part I. Modeling and Control of Small and Mini Rotorcraft UAVs

2. Fundamental Modeling and Control of Small and Miniature Unmanned Helicopters
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

3. Autonomous Control of a Mini Quadrotor Vehicle Using LQG Controllers
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

4. Development of Autonomous Quad-Tilt-Wing (QTW) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Design, Modeling, and Control
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

5. Linearization and Identification of Helicopter Model for Hierarchical Control Design
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

Part II. Advanced Flight Control Systems for Rotorcraft UAVs and MAVs

6. Analysis of the Autorotation Maneuver in Small-Scale Helicopters and Application for Emergency Landing
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

7. Autonomous Acrobatic Flight Based on Feedforward Sequence Control for Small Unmanned Helicopter
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

8. Mathematical Modeling and Nonlinear Control of VTOL Aerial Vehicles
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

9. Formation Flight Control of Multiple Small Autonomous Helicopters Using Predictive Control
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

Part III. Guidance and Navigation of Short-Range UAVs

10. Guidance and Navigation Systems for Small Aerial Robots
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

11. Design and Implementation of Low-Cost Attitude Quaternion Sensor
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

12. Vision-Based Navigation and Visual Servoing of Mini Flying Machines
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

13. Autonomous Indoor Flight and Precise Automated-Landing Using Infrared and Ultrasonic Sensors
Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang, Daisuke Nakazawa

Keywords: Engineering, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Hardware