Minimum-energy flight paths for UAVs using mesoscale wind forecasts and approximate dynamic programming

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === Fuel or battery consumption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be improved by utilizing or avoiding air currents. This thesis adopts a network modeling approach to formulate the problem of finding minimum energy flight paths. The relev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nachmani, Gil.
Other Authors: Royset, Johannes O.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3150