Compared with the fixed-wing and rotor aircraft, the flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle is of great interest to many communities because of its high efficiency and flexible maneuverability. However, issues such as ...

The demand for low-power high-performance wireless receivers has dramatically in- creased with the emerging deployment of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Among the demodulation schemes, non-coherent receivers consume ...

Motion planning for autonomous navigation in unknown environments cluttered with obstacles is a fundamental challenge in robotics, requiring efficient, safe, and reliable strategies for path planning. This thesis introduces ...

There is a significant demand for renewable energy systems to ensure sustainable and environmentally friendly living. Shifting from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources will decrease both the reliance on ...

Over the years, the controller design for an unmanned aerial vehicle has been attracting considerable amount of attentions and interests. In this thesis, a quadcopter has been studied intensively, and an adaptive ...

The conventional energy grid is being replaced with the new emerging smart grid infras- tructure. This can be attributed to the fact that it only supports unidirectional energy ow, i.e., energy is transmitted from the ...