Editorial Board for section 'Drone Design and Development'
- Drone Design and Development Section
- Drone Communications Section
- Drones in Ecology Section
- Drones in Agriculture and Forestry Section
- Innovative Urban Mobility Section
- Artificial Intelligence in Drones (AID) Section
- Unmanned Surface and Underwater Drones Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Air and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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College of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Interests: control systems engineering; electrical engineering; aerospace engineering
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Interests: control systems engineering; electrical engineering; aerospace engineering
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA
Interests: biomechanics and mechanobiology; mechanical sciences; sensors & controls
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Interests: biomechanics and mechanobiology; mechanical sciences; sensors & controls
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GeoNumerics, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Department of Industrial Engineering (DIN), University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, 47121 Forlì, Italy
Interests: flight mechanics; aircraft design; performance analysis and optimization; battery-powered vehicles; state estimation; flight testing; model-based design; modeling, simulation, and control; underactuated systems; spacecraft attitude control
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Interests: flight mechanics; aircraft design; performance analysis and optimization; battery-powered vehicles; state estimation; flight testing; model-based design; modeling, simulation, and control; underactuated systems; spacecraft attitude control
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Interests: flight dynamics modeling; aircraft stability and control; nonlinear aerodynamics modeling; aircraft design
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Interests: flight dynamics modeling; aircraft stability and control; nonlinear aerodynamics modeling; aircraft design
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico Tech, Weir Hall, Room 208, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, USA
Interests: aerospace engineering; Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); drones and autonomous systems; bio-inspired robotics; biomimetics; flight dynamics and control; guidance, navigation, and control; reinforcement learning for robotics; autonomous navigation; swarm robotics; multi-agent systems; experimental aerodynamics; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); aircraft design; High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS); airships; space robotics; planetary exploration; ground and aerial robotics; human–robot interaction; intelligent control systems
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Interests: aerospace engineering; Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); drones and autonomous systems; bio-inspired robotics; biomimetics; flight dynamics and control; guidance, navigation, and control; reinforcement learning for robotics; autonomous navigation; swarm robotics; multi-agent systems; experimental aerodynamics; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); aircraft design; High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS); airships; space robotics; planetary exploration; ground and aerial robotics; human–robot interaction; intelligent control systems
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Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Interests: structural analysis and optimal design; multidisciplinary design optimization and analysis; control of flexible wings, and aeroelasticity
Interests: structural analysis and optimal design; multidisciplinary design optimization and analysis; control of flexible wings, and aeroelasticity
Electric, Energetic and Aerospatiale Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
Interests: aerospace engineering; control; estimation; UAV; landing
Interests: aerospace engineering; control; estimation; UAV; landing
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
Interests: multibody dynamics and control, impact-contact dynamics; space robotics and automation; human-robot interaction and collaboration; smart manufacturing
Interests: multibody dynamics and control, impact-contact dynamics; space robotics and automation; human-robot interaction and collaboration; smart manufacturing
Embodied AI and Neurorobotics Laboratory, SDU Biorobotics, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, The University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Interests: biomechanics; exoskeletons; human-machine interaction; service/inspection robots; embodied AI
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Interests: biomechanics; exoskeletons; human-machine interaction; service/inspection robots; embodied AI
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Applied Geotechnologies Research Group, Mining and Energy School, Maxwell AV., 36310 Vigo, Spain
Interests: remote sensing; photogrammetry; LiDAR; image processing; UAV
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Interests: remote sensing; photogrammetry; LiDAR; image processing; UAV
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College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Interests: trajectory planning; unmanned aerial vehicles; angle of attack; control input; neural network; trajectory optimization; angle velocity; convolutional network; convolutional neural network; deep neural network
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Interests: trajectory planning; unmanned aerial vehicles; angle of attack; control input; neural network; trajectory optimization; angle velocity; convolutional network; convolutional neural network; deep neural network
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Instituto CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: UAV; aeroelasticity; numerical simulations; fluid dynamics
Interests: UAV; aeroelasticity; numerical simulations; fluid dynamics
College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates
Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); AI-enabled UAV systems; hybrid VTOL aircraft design; aircraft path planning; green & sustainable UAV research; autonomous flight; flight controller design; aerodynamics; CFD
Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); AI-enabled UAV systems; hybrid VTOL aircraft design; aircraft path planning; green & sustainable UAV research; autonomous flight; flight controller design; aerodynamics; CFD
Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles; aerial robots; autonomous systems; mechatronics; thermoacoustics; nonlinear systems; dynamics and control of space multibody systems; space robotics; mechanical and aerospace systems; geometric control theory; astrodynamics
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Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles; aerial robots; autonomous systems; mechatronics; thermoacoustics; nonlinear systems; dynamics and control of space multibody systems; space robotics; mechanical and aerospace systems; geometric control theory; astrodynamics
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Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA
Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; cybersecurity and privacy; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things
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Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; cybersecurity and privacy; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things
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Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK
Interests: environmental acoustics; transportation noise; aircraft noise; noise modeling; psychoacoustics; community noise impact
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Interests: environmental acoustics; transportation noise; aircraft noise; noise modeling; psychoacoustics; community noise impact
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Electrical Engineering and Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi 129188, United Arab Emirates
Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles; surgical robots; mechatronics; control engineering; trajectory
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Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles; surgical robots; mechatronics; control engineering; trajectory
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Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
Interests: icing; de-icing; wind tunnel; ice adhesion; aerospace; materials; wind turbine; vibration; heat transfer
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Interests: icing; de-icing; wind tunnel; ice adhesion; aerospace; materials; wind turbine; vibration; heat transfer
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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, 1701B Platt St, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Interests: computational fluid dynamics; model order reduction; control and optimization; fluid-structure interaction; computational aeroacoustics
Interests: computational fluid dynamics; model order reduction; control and optimization; fluid-structure interaction; computational aeroacoustics
Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada
Interests: guidance, navigation, and control; fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; remote sensing with applications to unmanned aerial/space/ground/marine vehicles; smart grids; smart cities; cyber–physical systems
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Interests: guidance, navigation, and control; fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; remote sensing with applications to unmanned aerial/space/ground/marine vehicles; smart grids; smart cities; cyber–physical systems
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Institute of Unmanned System, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Interests: solar unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicle structure optimization; stratospheric drone
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Interests: solar unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicle structure optimization; stratospheric drone
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