All Outputs (35)

Unsteady parametrization of a morphing wing design for improved aerodynamic performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Abdessemed, C., Yao, Y., Narayan, P., & Bouferrouk, A. (2017, March). Unsteady parametrization of a morphing wing design for improved aerodynamic performance. Paper presented at 52nd 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, Lyon, France

A morphing wing is a bio-inspired concept where all moving parts e.g. slats/flaps are replaced with a deformable body. This paper describes a methodology that uses modified parametrization methods to define a morphing geometry, and applies user-defin... Read More about Unsteady parametrization of a morphing wing design for improved aerodynamic performance.

Case studies on U state space control system design for quadrotor model (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Narayan, P., Liu, X., Zhu, Q., & Narayan, P. P. (2017). Case studies on U state space control system design for quadrotor model. In 2016 8th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC). , (857-862). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIC.2016.7804234

© 2016 University of MEDEA, Algeria. In this study, U-state space design is proposed to develop control systems for a standard multi-input multi-output (MIMO) quadrotor model. The desired closed loop matrix is optimally designed by the linear quadrat... Read More about Case studies on U state space control system design for quadrotor model.

Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems (2016)
Journal Article
Narayan, P., Zhu, G., Qiu, J., Zhu, Q., Narayan, P. P., & Wright, S. (2016). Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/ChiCC.2016.7555008

© 2016 TCCT. In this study, a new U-PPC-Type II (U-model Pole Placement Control Type II) control system design procedure is proposed based on the U-model principle. The objective of a U-PPC-Type II design is to determine a linear controller Gc from a... Read More about Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems.

Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., Zhu, Q., & Narayan, P. P. (2015, December). Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC), Sousse

In this study, U-state space design approach is used to develop a control system of linearized F-16 aircraft dynamic model. The related F-16 model is converted from the original nonlinear dynamics by Taylor series around the trimmed equilibrium. The... Read More about Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model.

The first stage studies of U-state space control system design (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., Zhu, Q., Narayan, P. P., & Yang, Y. (2015, July). The first stage studies of U-state space control system design. Paper presented at 2015 34th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Hangzhou, China

In this study, a basic idea of U-state feedback control system design method is proposed based on U-model principle. Compared with U-model based nonlinear polynomial systems, the U-state space design is to determine the desired state variable equatio... Read More about The first stage studies of U-state space control system design.

U-model based LMI robust controller design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., Peng, Y., Zhu, Q., & Narayan, P. P. (2014, July). U-model based LMI robust controller design. Paper presented at 2014 33rd Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Nanjing, China

In this study, an LMI (Linear Matrix Inequality) based H� robust controller design approach is proposed to improve the performance of the designed U-pole placement control systems. Unlike the classical design procedures, the control-oriented U-model... Read More about U-model based LMI robust controller design.

Enabling autonomous flight capabilities onboard commercial aircraft to improve safety (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., & Dogramadzi, S. (2013, October). Enabling autonomous flight capabilities onboard commercial aircraft to improve safety. Paper presented at IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Syracuse, New York, USA

This paper presents the development and implementation of a novel Flight Management System (FMS) to ensure onboard passenger safety of commercial aircraft in the event of an emergency scenario where the pilot must relinquish control of the aircraft (... Read More about Enabling autonomous flight capabilities onboard commercial aircraft to improve safety.

Embedding human expert cognition into autonomous UAS trajectory planning (2013)
Journal Article
Campbell, D., Narayan, P., Meyer, P., & Campbell, D. A. (2013). Embedding human expert cognition into autonomous UAS trajectory planning. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 43(2), 530-541. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCB.2012.2211349

This paper presents a new approach for the inclusion of human expert cognition into autonomous trajectory planning for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) operating in low-altitude environments. During typical UAS operations, multiple objectives may exist... Read More about Embedding human expert cognition into autonomous UAS trajectory planning.

Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources (2011)
Journal Article
Walker, R., Gonzalez, F., Castro, M. P., Narayan, P., & Zeller, L. (2011). Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources. Journal of Field Robotics, 28(6), 961-976. https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.20417

This paper presents the hardware development and testing of a new concept for air sampling via the integration of a prototype spore trap onboard an unmanned aerial system (UAS). We propose the integration of a prototype spore trap onboard a UAS to al... Read More about Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources.

Computationally adaptive multi-objective trajectory optimization for UAS with variable planning deadlines (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., Campbell, D. A., & Walker, R. A. (2009, March). Computationally adaptive multi-objective trajectory optimization for UAS with variable planning deadlines. Paper presented at IEEE Aerospace Conference 2009, Big Sky, Montana

This paper presents a new approach which allows for the computation and optimization of feasible 3D flight trajectories within real time planning deadlines, for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operating in environments with obstacles present. Sets of c... Read More about Computationally adaptive multi-objective trajectory optimization for UAS with variable planning deadlines.

Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., Wu, P. P., & Campbell, D. A. (2008, September). Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making. Paper presented at First International Conference on Humans Operating Unmanned Systems HUMOUS'08, Brest, France

Planning and decision making, especially the planning of dynamically negotiable collision free paths, is an integral part in the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Effective path planning ensures that the UAV operates safely, and conforms... Read More about Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making.

Multi-Objective UAS Flight Management in Time Constrained Low Altitude Local Environments (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., Campbell, D. A., & Walker, R. A. (2008, January). Multi-Objective UAS Flight Management in Time Constrained Low Altitude Local Environments. Paper presented at 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada

This paper presents a new framework for Multi-Objective Flight Management of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), operating in partially known environments, where planning time constraints are present. During UAS operations, civilian UAS may have multiple... Read More about Multi-Objective UAS Flight Management in Time Constrained Low Altitude Local Environments.

An intelligent control architecture for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., Wu, P. P., Campbell, D. A., & Walker, R. A. (2007, January). An intelligent control architecture for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). Paper presented at 2nd International Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems Conference, Melbourne

In recent times, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have been employed in an increasingly diverse range of applications. Numerous UAS market forecasts portray a burgeoning future, with many applications in both the military and civilian domains. Within th... Read More about An intelligent control architecture for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS).

A high performance fuzzy logic architecture for UAV decision making (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Wu, P. P., Narayan, P. P., Campbell, D. A., Lees, M., & Walker, R. A. (2006, January). A high performance fuzzy logic architecture for UAV decision making. Paper presented at IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence, San Francisco

The majority of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in operation today are not truly autonomous, but are instead reliant on a remote human pilot. A high degree of autonomy can provide many advantages in terms of cost, operational resources and safety. Ho... Read More about A high performance fuzzy logic architecture for UAV decision making.

Embedding human expert cognition and real-time trajectory planning in autonomous UAS
Thesis
Narayan, P. P. (2012). Embedding human expert cognition and real-time trajectory planning in autonomous UAS. (Thesis). Queensland University of Technology. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/947869

This thesis presents a new approach to compute and optimize feasible three dimensional (3D) flight trajectories using aspects of Human Decision Making (HDM) strategies, for fixed wing Unmanned Aircraft (UA) operating in low altitude environments in t... Read More about Embedding human expert cognition and real-time trajectory planning in autonomous UAS.