Research on Optimal Trajectories of the HALE UAV
Shen Yan-hang · Flight Dynamics · 2006
The main point of this thesis is to obtain the optimal climb-cruise trajectory of a high altitude long endurance UAV.Genetic algorithm is applied to determine the optimal trajectories from take-off to war zone,then contrast it with the classical trajectory.The results show that the optimal trajectory derived from GA can reduce the fuel consumption efficiently,and have distinct economic and military values.