Title :
Recent advances and new horizons in aerial payload delivery
Author :
Yakimenko, Oleg A.
Author_Institution :
Naval Postgrad. Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses a progress in improving a touchdown accuracy of an aerial payload delivery over the course of the last decade and overviews new applications brought by the smallest and most accurate systems. Specifically, the paper reviews the key features of a Blizzard aerial delivery system and introduces several research projects on delivery of small payload / sensors / ground robots and establishing short-range short-term mesh networks.
Keywords :
aerospace industry; air traffic control; goods distribution; Blizzard aerial delivery system; aerial payload delivery; ground robot; sensors; short-range short-term mesh network; touchdown accuracy; Accuracy; Aerodynamics; Payloads; Robot sensing systems; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation (ICCA), 2011 9th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santiago
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1475-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCA.2011.6137933
