Autonomous Navigation Systems Design for VTOL-UAVs

部署一架无人机（UAV）或一组无人机在没有任何人为干预的情况下完成给定任务，似乎是一个乌托邦式的想法。我们还没有到那一步，但这一领域的研究已经走得很远了，乌托邦的想法可能有一天会成为现实。几年来，在实现这一目标的道路上出现了一些技术和实际问题，由于该领域研究团体的努力，其中一些问题已经成功解决。****在这项研究计划的过程中，我们将致力于通过解决无人机应用中被认为是阿喀琉斯之踵的一些关键问题，在这一领域做出进一步的贡献。具体来说，我们将解决一些与垂直起降（VTOL）无人机的姿态估计、自主导航和运动协调相关的最重要和最具挑战性的开放问题。****预期的高质量理论研究，在实际实验的支持下，将增加现代控制和航空航天工程的知识状态，并为无人机应用开辟新的途径。它还将加强加拿大在研究和创新方面的领先国家的声誉，并为具有挑战性和有前途的研究领域的高素质专业人员提供优秀培训机会。******************

Deploying a single Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or a fleet of UAVs to accomplish a given task without any human intervention might seem as an utopian idea. We are not there yet, but the research in this field has gone quiet far and the utopian idea might become reality one day. Several technical and practical problems stood on the way of this objective for several years some of which have been successfully solved thanks to the efforts of the research community in this field.****During the course of this research program, we will aim to contribute further in this field by addressing some crucial issues considered as the Achilles' heels in UAVs applications. Specifically, we will tackle some of the most important and challenging open problems related to the attitude estimation, autonomous navigation and motion coordination of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs.****The expected high-quality theoretical research, supported by practical experiments, will increase the state of the knowledge in modern control and aerospace engineering, and open new avenues in UAVs applications. It will also reinforce Canada's reputation among the leading nations in research and innovation, and provide opportunities for excellent training of highly-qualified professionals in challenging and promising research fields.******************