Special Session Ⅰ- Design Optimization for Electric UAVs
Session Chair: Professor Liang Wang, Tsinghua University
Session Chair: Professor Bowen Zhong, Nanchang Hangkong University
Special Session Information:
Amidst the rapid evolution of electric UAV technology, emphasis on reliability and performance becomes pivotal. Achieving optimized designs entails meticulous considerations in areas like efficiency, aerodynamics, and structural integrity.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
Electric ducted Fan optimization design
Synergetic optimization design of ducted fan and wing
Aerodynamic interference between tilt rotor and wing
Rotor noise reduction
High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Special Session Ⅱ- Propulsion and power system for UAVs
Session Chair: Professor Linyuan Jia, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Session Chair: Professor Jiwei Tang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Session Chair: Professor Jingwei Shi, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Special Session Information:
Propulsion and power systems are the core components of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Currently, energy systems such as batteries, Otto-cycle heat engines, Brayton cycle heat engines, hybrids, etc., as well as propulsion methods such as propellers, duct fans, and turbojets, etc., provide the necessary power for various UAVs. However, due to the limitations of efficiency, energy density, operating speed range and airspace, the propulsion and power systems are still the key factors limiting the flight altitude, speed, range and flight time of the vehicles, and it is urgent to further research on the propulsion and power systems that are highly efficient, clean, reliable, and adaptable to a wide range.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
New concepts, principles, and methods for UAV' s propulsion and power systems
Integrated design of propulsion systems and vehicles
Electricity-based energy systems for UAVs
Hybrid energy propulsion system for UAVs
Integrated management of UAV’s power systems
Piston engine technology for UVAs
Microminiature turbine engine technology
Propeller/duct-fan design and optimization
Special Session Ⅲ - Collaborative Control and Decision of Multi-Agent Systems
Session Chair: Associate Professor Yuanyuan Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Special Session Ⅳ - Advances in Communication and Network for UAVs
Session Chair: Professor Bin Duo, Chengdu University of Technology
Special Session Information:
This session aims to provide a platform for researchers in academia and industry to publish their recent research results and discuss opportunities, challenges, and solutions related to the field of communications and networking for UAVs. We welcome the submission of original research papers, review papers, and case studies on the latest advancements in this emerging field.
In recent years, there have been significant advancements in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), making them highly valuable tools across a range of applications. From disaster and crisis management to package delivery and national defense, UAVs offer unprecedented capabilities and efficiency. However, the widespread deployment of UAVs also raises concerns about their effective cooperation between different unmanned aerial devices, particularly in terms of the key role of communication and network.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
New concept, theory, principle, and application of communication and network in UAVs;
Artifical intelligence enhanced communication and networking for UAVs;
Collaborative communication and networking strategies for UAV swarms;
Positioning and trajectory optimization for UAVs;
Cloud, edge, and fog computing solutions for UAV networks
Renewable energy harvesting and power supply solutions for UAV networks;
UAV networks with reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) units;
Network architectures and protocols for UAV networks;
Software-defined radio (SDR), software-defined networking (SDN), and network function virtualization (NFV) in UAV networks;
Routing, scheduling and resource allocation for UAV networks;
Security, privacy, and forensics in UAV networks;
Lightweight and low-power communication and network hardware for UAVs.
Special Session Ⅴ - Flow Control for UAVs
Session Chair: Zhen LIU, Xi' an Jiaotong University
Special Session Information:
With the rapid development of UAVs, utilizing flow control to improve the performance of UAVs becomes an important choice. Flow control technology can not only improve the aerodynamic performance of UAVs, but also benefits for flight control and thermal protection etc., which plays an important role in enhancing the performance of UAVs.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
Active and passive flow control theory and method
Advanced flow control experimental techniques and numerical methods
Smart materials and structures and their applications in flow control
Application of flow control in UAVs design
New methods of flow control
Special Session Ⅵ - Formation Collaborative Control and Intelligent Navigation for UAV
Chair: Gaoge Hu, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Co-Chair: Lubin Chang, Naval University of Engineering
Special Session Information:
Since the beginning of the 21st century, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have found widespread applications in both military and civilian domains due to its advantages of low cost and high adaptability. Nowadays the development of UAV towards formation flying is inevitable, since it enables to overcome the limitations of single UAV, such as restricted search range, low execution efficiency and poor fault tolerance. As a result, collaborative control and intelligent navigation, which is crucial for the precise flight of UAV formation, have become focal points of research. This special topic aims to delve into the latest advancements in collaborative control strategies and intelligent navigation technologies for UAV formation, providing cutting-edge research findings for the development of the UAV application domain.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
2D/3D spatial path planning for UAV formation
Assembly and disassembly cooperative control for UAV formation
Collision and obstacle avoidance control for UAV formation
Collaborative navigation for UAV formation
Integrated navigation technique for UAV
Fault diagnosis for UAV cooperative control and navigation
Information fusion for UAV Cooperative control and navigation
Intelligent navigation method for UAV
Special Session Ⅶ - Noise and vibration control Materials for UAVs
Chair: Jinwu Wu, Nanchang HangKong University
Chair: Prof. Qibo Mao, Nanchang Hangkong University
Keywords:
Passive sound absorbing and insulating materials;
actuators and sensors for active control systems;
sound absorption;
Acoustic metamaterial;
Vibration damping materials
Special Session Information:
Materials come in a variety of forms to provide sound absorption, isolation, vibration damping for UAVs. Actuators and sensors design would also be of considerable interest in active noise control (ANC) and active vibration control (AVC) systems. In the last decades, the use and variety of available materials for passive and active noise and vibration control has increased greatly. Recent advances in material science and manufacturing processes are producing significant improvements in the design, production, and performance of specialized materials and metamaterials.
This subject area includes all aspects concerning (but not limited) advances, development, analysis and/or optimization of materials or metamaterials that have been produced for the specific purpose of providing high values of sound absorption, vibration damping, and vibration and/or noise isolation. The papers can be related to fundamental research, and/or applications, related to design, modelling, testing, and/or manufacturing of noise and vibration control materials or metamaterials. Due to the importance of the subject, this subject area will also welcome studies on actuators and sensors design in active noise control (ANC) and active vibration control (AVC) systems.
Below is an incomplete list of potential topics to be covered in the Special Session:
Passive sound absorbing and insulating materials
Vibration damping materials
Applications of acoustic metamaterial
Actuators and sensors for active control
Acoustic simulation, test and control in UAVs
Key dates:
Abstract submission：10 April 2024
Full-Length Submission: 20 April 2024