Automation in Airborne Wind Energy Systems
A special issue of Automation (ISSN 2673-4052).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 5931
Special Issue Editors
Interests: collaborative UAV control and task planning; multi-agent decision making; UAV operations for enhanced situational awareness and resource allocation; disaster management using UAVs; UAV flight control design and testing; UAVs for package delivery; estimation and control for feedback aerodynamic flow control; system identification/control of rotorcraft/VTOL aircraft
Special Issue Information
Global climate change is one of the most important challenges of our time, neccesitating large-scale adoption of sustainable energy production. Airborne wind energy (AWE) may become a significant contributor to energy production due to reduced material use and installation requirements relative to other methods of harvesting wind energy. However, AWE development faces challenges, many of which result from the increased importance and difficulty of control and automation relative to other forms of wind energy. AWE design is highly integrated and multidisciplinary, including control, electronic, and mechanical disciplines. AWE therefore provides ample prospects for the design, optimization, and integration of advanced automation systems to enable operation, increase performance, reduce design constraints, and increase safety and reliability. The objective of this Special Issue is to compile recent research and development efforts contributing to advances in AWE automation. The Special Issue will also welcome contributions addressing state-of-the-art advances in associated developments and methodologies and perspectives on future developments and applications.
Prof. Dr. Kelly Cohen
Dr. Mark Aull
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Sustainable energy
- Wind energy
- Airborne wind energy (AWE)
- Advanced automation systems
- Automation design for AWE
- Control for AWE
- Design and optimization for AWE
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