International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

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Publisher: Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd

The demand for small unmanned air vehicles, commonly termed micro air
vehicles, is rapidly increasing. Driven by applications ranging from
civil search-and-rescue missions to military surveillance missions,
there is a rising level of interest and investment in better vehicle
designs, and miniaturized components are enabling many rapid advances.

The need to better understand fundamental aspects of flight for small
vehicles has spawned a surge in high quality research in the area of
micro air vehicle, or MAV research. These aircraft have a set of
constraints which are, in many ways, considerably different from that
of traditional aircraft and are often best addressed by a
multidisciplinary approach.

Fast-response non-linear controls, nano-structures, integrated
propulsion and lift mechanisms, highly flexible structures, and low
Reynolds aerodynamics are just a few of the important considerations
which may be combined in the execution of MAV research.

The role of the International Journal of Micro Air Vehicle Research is
to provide the scientific and engineering community with a resource
dedicated to publishing high-quality technical articles summarizing
both fundamental and applied research in this field.

ISSN 1756-8293

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr. Mark Reeder
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765

Tel: (937) 255-3636, x4530
Email: mark.reeder@afit.edu

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Current Issue: Volume 1 Number 2, June 2009

Date: 22 October 2009