Advanced Actuation and Control Strategies for (e)VTOL, Rotorcraft, and Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Special Issue Editors
Interests: system identification, parameter estimation, optimal control, flight data reconstruction
Interests: guidance and control of manned and unmanned aircrafts; simulation; parameter identification and flight safety; trajectory optimization; sensors, navigation and data fusion; avionics and safety critical systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced actuation and control technologies are crucial enablers for the next generation of aerial vehicles, including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) platforms, rotorcraft, and fixed-wing aircraft. With the rising demands for autonomous, and efficient flight operations, innovative solutions in actuation and control are becoming increasingly important. These technologies address challenges such as complex aerodynamics, highly coupled dynamics, energy efficiency, fault tolerance, and adaptability in uncertain environments.
Recent advances span a broad range of areas, including smart actuators; distributed and redundant control surfaces; advanced control algorithms like adaptive, robust, and learning-based control; and integrated health management systems. The unique operational environments and mission profiles of (e)VTOL, rotorcraft, and fixed-wing aircraft drive the development of tailored control architectures and actuation strategies that ensure safe, reliable, and agile flight.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and development in actuation and control strategies for a wide spectrum of aerial vehicles. We invite contributions in the form of full original papers covering both theoretical foundations and experimental validations, including but not limited to the following topics:
- Advanced actuation systems and architectures for (e)VTOL, rotorcraft, and fixed-wing aircraft;
- Control allocation for coupled control effectors of non-affine in control systems;
- Innovative control effectors (ICEs) and unconventional actuation concepts;
- Fault-tolerant and reconfigurable control methods;
- Intelligent and adaptive flight control;
- Distributed actuation and morphing structures;
- Energy-efficient actuation and control for electric and hybrid propulsion systems;
- Experimental demonstrations and real-world applications.
Dr. Rodolfo Hofmann
Prof. Dr. Florian Holzapfel
Guest Editors
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