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Design of a quadrotor flight test stand for system identification

Author: Beharie, MM ; Pedro, JO ; Dala, L Date: 2015 This paper presents the design, development and construction of a flight test stand for a quadrotor UAV. As opposed to alternate forms of UAV, the power plant in the case of the quadrotor serves a dual purpose of control and propulsion. Since ... Read more
The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle

Author: Jamison, Kevin A ; Naidoo, Purusha ; Ramotsabi, Katleho Date: Nov 2022 The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively ... Read more
Optimisation of the Sekwa blended-wing-Body research UAV

Author: Broughton, BA ; Heise, R Date: Oct 2008 A variable stability, blended-wing-body research mini-UAV was developed at the CSIR in South Africa. The purpose of the UAV was to study some of the aerodynamic design and control issues associated with flying wing geometries and to develop ... Read more
Project Sekwa: A variable stability, blended-wing-body, research UAV

Author: Broughton, BA ; Heise, R ; Blaauw, D Date: Oct 2008 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in cooperation with the Stellenbosch University initiated a research project to investigate and demonstrate a number of challenges related to the aerodynamics and handling characteristics ... Read more
A real-time implementation of a DPCA GMTI technique for a UAV SAR demonstrator system developed by the CSIR

Author: Mosito, Katlego E ; Magaoga, Mpereke E ; Nel, Willem AJ ; Blaauw, Ciara ; Tema, Thabo H Date: Nov 2023 This paper presents a real-time Displaced Phase Center Antenna (DPCA) Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) processor. The GMTI processor performs clutter suppression, target detection, target tracking and target geolocation in real-time on ... Read more
Reliability of visual inertial odometry on an unmanned aerial vehicle

Author: Setati, Tiro ; Maweni, Thabisa ; Botha, Natasha Date: Nov 2023 There is a need to ensure that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can fly safely in indoor environments. In this paper, the visual inertial odometry (VIO) implemented in a commercial UAV is tested to determine its reliability to keep its position ... Read more
A UAV based system for real-time near-infrared monitoring of small-scale wildfires

Author: Magidimisha, Edwin ; Nana, Muhammad A ; Naidoo, Seelenthren ; Naidoo, Shrikant V ; Faniso-Mnyaka, Zimbini ; Skosana, Vusi J Date: 2023 Wildfires are a global threat that is becoming more severe and widespread due to climate change. These fires not only pose a significant risk to human life, firefighters, and infrastructure, but also endanger forest resources, increase ... Read more

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Browsing Research Publications/Outputs by Subject "UAV"

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