Here you can see one of the tests, where the payload is guiding its descent using a parafoil. Directional control is possible with a parafoil simply by shifting weight between the two supporting ...

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Utilizing deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to achieve the precision landing of an autonomous parafoil system. Specifically, the policy network is trained by the PPO algorithm, and the 6-DOF parafoil ...

This allows the team to test the parachutes, parafoil and control winches that automatically guide the spacecraft to a soft touchdown on Earth. Dropped from a maximum height of 3.5 km, drogue ...

His current research interests include flight control technology, over-drive system control allocation technology, parafoil control technology, and optimization algorithm. He presided over one project ...

It’s a parafoil with auto-pilot! Power harvesting is a fascinating and tricky game. To help ease the transition away from batteries, [Jasper Sikken] developed a solar harvesting module that ...