Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 2nd ed. 2022 [Multiple-component retail product]

Introduction.- Definitions and Terminology.- Aviation History and
Unmanned Flight.- Classification of UAVs.- Military and Civilian UAS/UAVs.-
UAV Design Principles: Introduction.- Computational and Experimental Design
of a Fixed-Wing UAV.- UAV Handbook: Payload Design of Small UAVs.- Small UAV
Design Development and Sizing.- Systematic Design Methodology and
Construction of Micro Aerial Quadrotor Vehicles.- Dexterous UAVs for
Precision Low-Altitude Flight.- UAV Fundamentals: Introduction.- Kinematics
and Dynamics of Fixed-Wing UAVs.- Dynamic Model for a Miniature Aerobatic
Helicopter.- Quadrotor Kinematics and Dynamics.- Dynamics and Control of
Flapping Wing MAVs.- Dynamic Modeling and Control of an Autonomous
Quadrotor.- Sensors and Sensing Strategies: Introduction.- Sensors for
Missions.- Inertial Sensor-Based Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping for
UAVs.- UAV Localisation Using Inertial Sensors and Satellite Positioning
Systems.- Data Fusion and Tracking with Multiple UAVs.- UAV Propulsion:
Introduction.- Power Managements of a Hybrid Electric Propulsion System
Powered by Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries for UAVs.- UAV Control:
Introduction.- Linear Flight Control Techniques for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles.- Nonlinear Flight Control Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.-
Adaptive Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Theory and Flight Tests.-
Robust and Adaptive Control Methods for Aerial Vehicles.- UAV Communication
Issues: Introduction.- Problem of UAV Communications.- Cognitive Networking
for UAV Swarms.- Layered Approach to Networked Command and Control of Complex
UAS.- Cognitive Radio Architectures for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.- UAV
Architectures: Introduction.- HDRC3: A Distributed Hybrid
Deliberative/Reactive Architecture for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.-
Classification of multi-UAV Architectures.- Operator Interaction with
Centralized versus Decentralized UAV Architectures.- UAV Health Management
Issues: Introduction.- Integrated Vehicle Health and Fault Contingency
Management for UAVs.- Automated Failure Effect Analysis for PHM of UAV.-
Prognostics Applied to Electric Propulsion UAV.- Actuator Fault Detection in
UAVs.- Experimental Validation of Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles.- Fault Detection and Diagnosis for NASA GTM UAV with Dual
Unscented Kalman Filter.- Fault Diagnosis of Skew-configured Inertial Sensor
System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- UAV Modeling, Simulation, Estimation
and Identification: Introduction.- Flight Dynamics Modeling of Coaxial
Rotorcraft UAVs.- Modeling of a Micro UAV with Slung Payload.- Command and
Control of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles.- MAVs and Bio-Inspired UAVs:
Introduction.- Micro Air Vehicles.- Survey of the Human-Centered Approach to
Micro Air Vehicles.- Development of Insect-sized MAVs.- Flapping-Wing
Propelled Micro Air Vehicles.- Inventing a Biologically Inspired, Energy
Efficient Micro Aerial Vehicle.- Issues Surrounding Communications with Micro
Aerial Vehicles.- UAV Mission and Path Planning: Introduction.- Cooperative
Mission Planning for Multi-UAV Teams.- Multi-team Consensus Bundle
Algorithm.- Cooperative Mission and Path Planning for a Team of UAVs.-
Cooperative Task Assignment and Path Planning for Multiple UAVs.- On the
Decentralized Cooperative Control of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles.-
Innovative Collaborative Task Allocation for UAVs.- Control of Communication
Networks for Teams of UAVs.- Information-Theoretic Exploration of Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle in Unknown Cluttered Environment.- Implementing Dubins
Airplane Paths on Fixed-wing UAVs.- Health Monitoring of a Drone Formation
Affected by a Corrupted Control System.- UAV Autonomy: Introduction.-
Integrated Hardware/Software Architectures to Enable UAVs for Autonomous
Flight.- Distributed Optimization of Autonomous UAVs with Event-Driven
Communication.- UAV Guidance Algorithms via Partially Observable Markov
Decision Processes.- UAV Sense, Detect and Avoid: Introduction.- Development
of a Regulatory Safety Baseline for UAS Sense and Avoid.- Achieving Sense and
Avoid for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Assessing the Gaps for Science and
Research.- Automatic Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
Onboard UAS.- Test Flights to Demonstrate Effectiveness of a Ground-Based
Detect and Avoid Integration Concept.- Scalable RADAR-Based Sense-and-Avoid
System for Unmanned Aircraft.- Assessment of Detect and Avoid Solutions for
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Nonsegregated Airspace.- Networked UAVs
and UAV Swarms: Introduction.- UAV Swarms: Models and Effective Interfaces.-
Decentralized Multi-UAV Coalition Formation with Limited Communication
Ranges.- Coordinated Convoy Protection Among Teams of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles.- UAV Routing and Coordination in Stochastic, Dynamic Environments.-
UAV Integration into the National Airspace: Introduction.- Aviation
Regulation.- Human Factors of Unmanned Aircraft System Integration in the
National Airspace System.- Methodologies for Regulatory Compliance and
Harmonization.- A Certification Strategy for Small Unmanned Aircraft
Performing Nomadic Missions in the US National Airspace System.- Hazard and
Safety Risk Modeling.- Safety Risk Management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.-
Certification of Small UAS.- Technology Surveys and Regulatory Gap Analyses
of UAS Sub-Systems toward Access to the NAS.- Concept of Operations of Small
Unmanned Aerial Systems: Basis for Airworthiness Towards Personal Remote
Sensing.- Standards and Certification of a UAS Sense and Avoid Capability.-
UAV - Human Interfaces and Decision Support Systems: Introduction.- Human
Interfaces in Micro and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems.- Human Factors
Perspective on Next Generation Unmanned Aerial Systems.- Cognitive Task
Analysis for Unmanned Aerial System Design.- Display and Control Concepts for
Multi-UAV Applications.- UAV Operators Workload Assessment by Optical Brain
Imaging Technology (fNIR).- Human Factors and Training: Introduction.- Using
Best Practices as a Way Forward for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operators:
Integrated Combat Operations Training-Research Testbed.- From Research to
Operations: The PITVANT UAS Training Experience.- UAV Logistics Support:
Introduction.- UAV Logistic Support Definition.- UAV Logistics for Life-Cycle
Management.- UAV Applications: Introduction.- Survey of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) for Traffic Monitoring.- Measurement and Exploration in
Volcanic Environments.- Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Systems for Fire
Detection, Monitoring, and Extinguishing.- Selection of Appropriate Class
UAS/Sensors to Support Fire Monitoring: Experiences in the United States.-
Unmanned Aerial Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment: Load
Transportation, Deployment, and Aerial Manipulation.- Unmanned Aircraft
Systems for Maritime Operations.- Autonomous Remote Sensing of Invasive
Species from Robotic Aircraft.- Cyber-Physical Systems Enabled by Small
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- Social and Ethical Implications: Introduction.-
Ethics and UAVs: Introduction.- International Governance of Autonomous
Military Robots.- Moral Case Against Autonomous and SemiAutonomous UAVs.-
Moral Case for Autonomy in Unmanned Systems.- Moral Predators: The Duty to
Employ Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles.- Killer Robots: Ethical Issues in the
Design of Unmanned Systems for Military Applications.- Conclusion: Testimony
on Ethical Issues of UAVs for National Academy of Sciences.- Future of
Unmanned Aviation.

Editors-in-Chief: Dr. Kimon P. Valavanis, Professor and Chair, ECE and CS University of Denver, USA. Dr. Valavanis' research interests are focused in the areas of Unmanned Systems, Distributed Intelligence Systems, Robotics and Automation. He has published over 300 book chapters, technical journal / transaction and conference papers. Dr. Valavanis has authored/co-authored many books and papers, and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine for ten years (1996-2005), and he currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems. He is the General Chair of the 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control and has been Vice President Administration of the IEEE Mediterranean Control Association (MCA) since 1998. He was a Distinguished Speaker in the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (- 2003), he is a senior member of IEEE and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. George J. Vachtsevanos, Professor Emeritus School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Dr. Vachtsevanos research interests are focused in the areas of Hierarchical/Intelligent control of large-scale industrial processes, Fault-tolerant and mode transitioning control of unmanned aerial vehicles, Vision and IR based inspection technologies for textile, glass and other industrial products, Analysis of EEG signals for detection and prediction of epileptic seizures, Sensor fusion techniques for classification and control. He has published over 250 technical papers and is the recipient of the 2002-2003 Georgia Tech School of ECE Distinguished Professor Award and the 2003-2004 Georgia Institute of Technology Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award. He is the lead author of the book Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Engineering Systems published by Wiley in 2006.