Autonomous Navigation Systems Design for VTOL-UAVs

部署一架无人机（UAV）或一队无人机来完成给定的任务，而不需要任何人为干预，这似乎是一个乌托邦式的想法。我们现在还没有到那个地步，但是这一领域的研究已经走得很远了，乌托邦的想法有一天可能会成为现实。几个技术和实际问题站在这一目标的道路上几年，其中一些已经成功地解决了由于在这一领域的研究界的努力，在这个研究计划的过程中，我们的目标是进一步在这一领域作出贡献，通过解决一些关键问题被认为是在无人机应用的阿喀琉斯之踵。 具体来说，我们将解决一些最重要和最具挑战性的开放问题有关的姿态估计，自主导航和运动协调的垂直起飞和着陆（VTOL）的无人机。预期的高质量的理论研究，通过实际实验的支持，将增加在现代控制和航空航天工程的知识状态，并在无人机的应用开辟新的途径。它还将加强加拿大在研究和创新领域的领先国家中的声誉，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良好的培训机会。

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.