Wind Sensing and Estimation Using Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Survey

No AccessSurvey PapersWind Sensing and Estimation Using Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A SurveyPengzhi Tian, Haiyang Chao, Matthew Rhudy, Jason Gross Huixuan WuPengzhi TianUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045*Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering Department; .Search for more papers by this author, ChaoUniversity 66045†Associate Professor, RhudyPennsylvania State University, Reading, Pennsylvania 19610‡Assistant Division Engineering, Business, Computing; GrossWest Virginia Morgantown, West 26506§Associate Department Mechanical Engineering; author WuUniversity 66045¶Assistant authorPublished Online:31 Jan 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.I010885SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Beard R. W. McLain T. W., Aircraft: Theory Practice, Princeton Univ. 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