Motus Imperpetuus !
Realizing Motus Perpetuus has struggled scientists for centuries who strived to build ideal no-energy loss mechanisms. I’d like to mention Foucault’s pendulum that was used to prove [...]
The Swash Mass Helicopter
We are pursuing a research endeavor starting from scratch: design, control, and prototyping of new unmanned aerial vehicles. In my team, we are working in this new fascinating domain, mixing [...]
Drones for Comms and Comms for Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) need to be connected exploiting a communication infrastructure based on robust, low latency, energy efficient transmission technology. Drones can also be [...]
The Role of Communication, Localization and Control in UAV systems
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), referred also as to drones, find application in many fields. In my recent keynote at the IEEE Intellect 2019 Conference, I gave an overview of key applications [...]