Advances in air to air refuelling

An increasing interest over the last decade in developing unmanned aerial systems׳ technologies has prompted research into methods for automating air to air refuelling processes. Furthermore, for systems with increased autonomy the necessary logic and flight control systems to perform autonomous air...

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Published in:Progress in aerospace sciences 2014-11, Vol.71, p.14-35
Main Authors: Thomas, Peter R., Bhandari, Ujjar, Bullock, Steve, Richardson, Thomas S., du Bois, Jonathan L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air to air refueling
Air to air refuelling
Autonomous
Autonomous aerial refuelling
Autonomy
Construction
Drogue stabilisation
Flight control
Logic
Manned
Rendezvous
Simulation and testing
Unmanned
Unmanned aerial systems
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Summary:An increasing interest over the last decade in developing unmanned aerial systems׳ technologies has prompted research into methods for automating air to air refuelling processes. Furthermore, for systems with increased autonomy the necessary logic and flight control systems to perform autonomous air to air refuelling is now being pursued. There has already been significant research in position tracking, rendezvous scheduling, apparatus modelling, wake effects, and vision-based sensors to support refuelling of unmanned systems and to increase the autonomy in manned aircraft refuelling. Many of these build upon considerable research and understanding that has matured for manned air to air refuelling. This paper reviews the current, and future, state of research in this area.
ISSN:0376-0421
1873-1724
DOI:10.1016/j.paerosci.2014.07.001