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2020

University of Texas at El Paso

Albatross

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The Dynamic Transition Of A Vertical Take-Off And Landing Drone, Luis Carlos Calvo Jr. Jan 2020

The Dynamic Transition Of A Vertical Take-Off And Landing Drone, Luis Carlos Calvo Jr.

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Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are small pilotless aircrafts that are remotely controlled through a ground control station. They have increased in popularity because of their applications and the advantages that each UAV can provide based on their need. There are many types of UAVs, but this study focuses on a type of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) UAV that is known as the Albatross UAV. This UAV was manufactured by a company known as Applied Aeronautics, and configurations were made to change the fixed-wing (FW) UAV to a VTOL UAV. This study was done to find methodologies to simulate …