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A hybrid tricopter/flying-wing vtol uav

Carlson, 2014

Document ID
2136192756393433009
Author
Carlson S
Publication year
Publication venue
52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting

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This paper details 1.5 years of work toward creating a fully-autonomous robotic aircraft with the best qualities of both a fixed-wing and multicopter vehicle configuration. The vehicle was designed from the beginning with the goal for it to become a fully open-source platform; the …
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