Overview
- First unique and comprehensive treatise in the emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle domain
- Extensive and thorough coverage of all important UAV technologies, R&D advances, business practices, and related topics written by world renowned authorities in their respective fields
- A must have reference text belonging on the desk of educators, researchers, government and industry practitioners, business leaders and business companies eager to enter the expanding UAV markets
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (126 entries)
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Front Matter
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UAV Design Principles
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
The Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is a reference text for the academic and research communities, industry, manufacturers, users, practitioners, Federal Government, Federal and State Agencies, the private sector, as well as all organizations that are and will be using unmanned aircraft in a wide spectrum of applications. The Handbook covers all aspects of UAVs, from design to logistics and ethical issues. It is also targeting the young investigator, the future inventor and entrepreneur by providing an overview and detailed information of the state-of-the-art as well as useful new concepts that may lead to innovative research. The contents of the Handbook include material that addresses the needs and ‘know how’ of all of the above sectors targeting a very diverse audience.
The Handbook offers a unique and comprehensive treatise of everything one needs to know about unmanned aircrafts, from conception to operation, from technologies to business activities, users, OEMs, reference sources, conferences, publications, professional societies, etc. It should serve as a Thesaurus, an indispensable part of the library for everyone involved in this area. For the first time, contributions by the world’s top experts from academia, industry, government and the private sector, are brought together to provide unique perspectives on the current state-of-the-art in UAV, as well as future directions. The Handbook is intended for the expert/practitioner who seeks specific technical/business information, for the technically-oriented scientists and engineers, but also for the novice who wants to learn more about the status of UAV and UAV-related technologies.
The Handbook is arranged in a user-friendly format, divided into main parts referring to: UAV Design Principles; UAV Fundamentals; UAV Sensors and Sensing Strategies; UAV Propulsion; UAV Control; UAV Communication Issues; UAV Architectures; UAV Health Management Issues; UAV Modeling, Simulation, Estimation and Identification; MAVs and Bio-Inspired UAVs; UAV Mission and Path Planning; UAV Autonomy; UAV Sense, Detect and Avoid Systems; Networked UAVs and UAV Swarms; UAV Integration into the National Airspace; UAV-Human Interfaces and Decision Support Systems; Human Factors and Training; UAV Logistics Support; UAV Applications; Social and Ethical Implications; The Future of UAVs. Each part is written by internationally renowned authors who are authorities in their respective fields.
The contents of the Handbook supports its unique character as a thorough and comprehensive reference book directed to a diverse audience of technologists, businesses, users and potential users, managers and decision makers, novices and experts, who seek a holistic volume of information that is not only a technical treatise but also a source for answers to several questions on UAV manufacturers, users, major players in UAV research, costs, training required and logistics issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Editors: Kimon P. Valavanis, George J. Vachtsevanos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9707-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Engineering, Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9706-4Published: 29 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9707-1Published: 15 August 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LXXIX, 3022
Number of Illustrations: 290 b/w illustrations, 948 illustrations in colour
Topics: Robotics and Automation, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics