%0 Journal Article
%T Hybrid Control of Long-Endurance Aerial Robotic Vehicles for Wireless Sensor Networks
%A Deok-Jin Lee
%A Klas Andersson
%J International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
%D 2011
%I InTech
%X This paper presents an effective hybrid control approach for building stable wireless sensor networks between heterogeneous unmanned vehicles using longİ\ endurance aerial robotic vehicles. For optimal deployment of the aerial vehicles in communication networks, a gradient climbing based selfİ\estimating control algorithm is utilized to locate the aerial platforms to maintain maximum communication throughputs between distributed multiple nodes. The autonomous aerial robots, which function as communication relay nodes, extract and harvest thermal energy from the atmospheric environment to improve their flight endurance within specified communication coverage areas. The rapidlyİ\deployable sensor networks with the highİ\endurance aerial vehicles can be used for various application areas including environment monitoring, surveillance, tracking, and decisionİ\making support. Flight test and simulation studies are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid control technique for robust communication networks.
%K Sensor Networks
%K Autonomous Aerial Robot
%K Soaring Control
%K Selfİ\
%K tuning Control
%K Long Endurance Flight Control
%U http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/hybrid_control_of_long_endurance_aerial_robotic_vehicles_for_wireless_sensor_networks