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Technology of Autonomous Take-Off and Landing for the Modern Flight and Navigation Complex of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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The technology for autonomous take-off and landing of unmanned aerial vehicles has been developed. The study aims to increase the efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicle missions. It is shown that the technology proposed significantly improves the autonomy of take-off and landing for a wide range of initial conditions. It is demonstrated that this technology does not involve complex maneuvers for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle. The advantage of technology is the ability to operate with common types of modern autopilots.

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Translated from Kibernetyka ta Systemnyi Analiz, No. 6, November–December, 2022, pp. 37–44.

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Volkov, O., Komar, M., Rachkovskij, D. et al. Technology of Autonomous Take-Off and Landing for the Modern Flight and Navigation Complex of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Cybern Syst Anal 58, 882–888 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10559-023-00521-1

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