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Browsing by Subject "Vehicles, Remotely piloted"
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Condition monitoring of a wing structure for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)Currently non-destructive testing techniques for composite aircraft structures are disadvantaged when compared to online Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems that monitor the structure while in-service and give real ... -
Development and stabilization of an unmanned vertical takeoff and landing technology demonstrator platform
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)Small and micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are rapidly becoming viable platforms for surveillance, aerial photography, firefighting and even package delivery. While these UAVs that are of the rotorcraft type require ... -
Development of a data collection system for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)This paper presents the development of a data collection system for a small unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight. The following three facets comprise of a UAV system: (1) a UAV aircraft; (2) onboard avionics; and (3) a ...