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This paper presents the development of a mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with wingspan of 2.5 m. A flight control system is constructed using small and light components. The logical interconnection and schematic layout of the Automatic Flight Control are presented. The UAV has been successfully tested carrying a high resolution camera, and was able to acquire the images and the video of the fly zone and transmit them back to the ground station.
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Belloni, G., Feroli, M., Ficola, A., Pagnottelli, S., Valigi, P. (2008). A COTS-Based Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SR-H3) for Security, Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance Operations: Design and Test. In: Bruyninckx, H., Přeučil, L., Kulich, M. (eds) European Robotics Symposium 2008. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78317-6_8
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