By developing a molecular dynamics model of bacterial chemotaxis, we present the first investigation of tracer statistics in bacterial suspensions where chemotactic effects are considered. We demonstrate that the non-Gaussian statistics of full-coated tracer arises from the athermal bacterial noise. Moreover, Janus (half-coated) tracer performs a composite random walk combining powerlaw-tail di...

The major objective of the GARTEUR Action Group on Analysis Techniques for Clearance of Flight Control Laws FM(AG-11) is the improvement of the flight clearance process by increased automation of the tools used for modelbased analysis of the aircraft’s dynamical behaviour. What is finally needed are techniques for faster detection of the worst case combination of parameter values and manoeuvre ...

over a wide range of speeds (Westneat, 1996; Walker and Westneat, 2000, 2002a,b). Swimming performance (determined in speed endurance tests for fishes) shows that pectoral propulsors in some species are capable of generating thrusts that can power speeds up to 10 body lengths s–1 (Walker and Westneat, 2002a,b). In addition, these species are highly maneuverable in complex three-dimensional reef...

This paper describes a revolutionary, fully-integrated approach for modeling the noise characteristics of maneuvering rotorcraft. The primary objective of this effort is the development of a physics-based software tool that enables the design of quiet rotors without performance penalties. This tool shall accurately predict the rotorcraft flight state and rotor trim, the unsteady aerodynamic loa...

The aim of this paper is to present a mini tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle which is capable to perform hover flight. Unlike conventional full-scale tiltrotors, in our design we avoid the use of swashplate and we propose a simpler mechanical design which use only the tilting rotors to stabilize the vehicle dynamics. A detailed mathematical model is derived via the Newton-Euler formalism. A no...

Dynamic, mobile platforms offer the opportunity to analyze robustness to satellite outages due to aircraft maneuvers or other real-world situations where interruptions in continuity, in particular, can potentially be problematic. And real-time implementation serves to demonstrate the state of readiness of the algorithm to meet its intended purpose—providing high-integrity navigation for aircraf...

The paper presents new results on the verification and in–flight validation of an L1 adaptive flight control system, and proposes a general methodology for verification and validation of adaptive flight control algorithms. The proposed framework is based on Rohrs’ counterexample, a benchmark problem presented in the early 80s to show the limitations of adaptive controllers developed at that tim...

This paper gives a survey of some of the issues involved in formation flight of satellites near a halo orbit. An example of the use of such a formation is to act as a telescope for imaging interesting astronomical objects, such as extra-solar planets. Issues such as formation establishment, stability and dynamics of the formation, control and reconfiguration, coverage analysis, and inter-satell...

This paper considers the path following of unmanned helicopters based on dynamic optimization. We assume that the helicopter is equipped with a flight control system which provides an approximation of its closed-loop dynamics. The task at hand is to derive inputs for this flight control system in order to track a geometrically specified path. A concise problem formulation and a discussion of an...

This paper presents an analysis of free software which can be used for the modelling and simulation of a miniUAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Every UAV design, construction, implementation and test is unique and presents different challenges to engineers. Modelling and simulation software can decrease the time and costs needed to development of any UAV. First part of paper is about general inform...