Smart Autonomous Aircraft

Smart Autonomous Aircraft: Flight Control and Planning for UAV introduces the advanced methods of flight control, planning, situation awareness, and decision making. This book is among the first to emphasize the theoretic and algorithmic side of control and planning in dynamic and uncertain environments. Focused on the latest theory that informs flight planning and control, it describes the use of computational intelligence modeling, control, and planning. Providing background information on fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the book proceeds from the basics to advanced methods. It examines the current state of the art and covers the topics required to assess the autonomy of UAVs.