SAFELY LANDING AUTONOMOUS UAVS ON NAVAL VESSELS IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. THIS PROJECT IS FOR BASIC RESEARCH THAT CAN IMPROVE THE LANDING AN AUTONOMOUS LIGHTWEIGHT UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV) ON NAVAL VESSELS. IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE INTERESTED IN DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE THE UNPREDICTABLE MOTION OF THE LANDING AREA, WITH RESPECT TO THE UAV, WIND GUSTS, AND MAXIMIZING THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND EQUIPMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN UNEXPECTED MOTOR-OUT EMERGENCY.
$160,000FY2021Department of the NavyDOD
University Of Maryland, College Park, College Park MD