A MATLAB 3D missile intercept replication: an EKF step-size bug cost 1088 m, pure pursuit diverged, and proportional navigation hit 8/8 seeds.
Missile Intercept Simulation: From 1088 m Miss to 8/8 Hits Read More »
Air-to-air drone detection has to beat cloud, glare and a moving camera. A 2026 review maps GMC, YOLO, event cameras and unregistered fusion.
Air-to-Air Drone Detection: How Interceptors See Targets Read More »
OC-SORT fixes SORT’s ID switches under occlusion with three mechanisms – ORU, OCM and OCR – reaching 63.2 HOTA on MOT17 with no appearance model.
OC-SORT Explained: Observation-Centric Tracking Without ReID Read More »
PID integrates error, INDI measures acceleration, ADRC observes the disturbance. A control-theory comparison of three drone disturbance-rejection schemes.
PID vs INDI vs ADRC: Drone Disturbance Rejection Compared Read More »
AI surrogate models cut acoustic simulation time by 90% while holding error under 2 dB, replacing empirical noise-prediction formulas across four case studies.
AI Cuts Acoustic Simulation Time 90% at Under 2 dB Error Read More »
Two nonlinear MPC guidance laws fly a small fixed-wing UAS along tight 3D curves, cutting mean path error to 2.5-7 m in real flight tests.
Fixed-Wing 3D Path Following with Two NMPC Guidance Laws Read More »
A 2026 paper puts prescribed performance, a predefined-time observer and a control barrier function into one QP for collision-free fixed-wing tracking.
Fixed-Wing UAV Avoidance Without Losing Tracking Accuracy Read More »
IMU attitude estimation in drones: the 1 kHz sampling loop, Kalman sensor fusion, drift correction, plus zero-copy struct packing for STM32 over I2C or SPI.
IMU Attitude Estimation for Drones: A Complete Walkthrough Read More »
Passive acoustic resonance sensors detect drones without emitting a signal, covering the 0-80 m radar blind zone at roughly 1/20 the cost of a microphone array.
Passive Acoustic Drone Detection Fills Radar’s Blind Zone Read More »
The MK1A fire-control computer fits a target’s course, speed and range rate by itself, using ball-disc integrators and differentials. Here’s how it works.
How the MK1A Fire-Control Computer Auto-Fits Target Motion Read More »
