Low-cost of fix-wing prototype using Zimmerman design by Mansor, Yaakob, Omar Baki, Sharudin, Mohd Noor, Ikhwan Syafiq, Mohd Tarmizi, Emma Ziezie, Abdul Aziz, Nor Azah

“…This paper discussed the design and development of a fix-wing UAV that uses a Zimmerman parameter. To increase structural strength, a material made of expanded polypropylene and expanded polystyrene was used. …”

Computational analysis of double rotating cylinders for conceptual design of an estol, fixed wing UAV by Alias, Mohd Shahidi

“…The optimum CL based on the parametric study lead to the vital conclusion of concept design of ESTOL UAV fix wing application where the operating cylinders system are embedded inside the NACA airfoil.…”
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Simulated real time controller using modified hill climbing algorithm on fixed wing airplane by Abdulelah, Ahmed, Che Soh, Azura, Abdullah, Nor Arymaswati, Hassan, Mohd Khair, Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari

“…This simulation was applied in fixed-wing airplane pitch angle in Simulink MATLAB. …”
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Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft by Zaludin, Zairil Azhar, Gires, Ezanee

“…This paper reviews the 2 most critical flight phases for a Long Endurance Engine Powered Fixed-Wing Hybrid UAV - the transition from hover to forward flight and visa-versa. …”
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Challenges and trends of changing from hover to forward flight for a converted hybrid fixed wing VTOL UAS from automatic flight control system perspective by Zaludin, Zairil Azhar, Mohd Harithuddin, Ahmad Salahuddin

“…Capabilities of fixed-wing UAS to perform missions have been well studied and documented today. …”
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Fusion model of unmanned aerial vehicle-based digital elevation model for accuracy improvement mapping by Isola, Ajibola Ismaila

“…The last objective proposes a fusion model that integrates a weighted averaging and median additive filtering to improve the quality of DEM derived from fixed-wing UAVs. The fixed-wing DEM was fused with highquality DEM generated from a multi-rotor UAV platform. …”
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Simulation framework for civil tiltrotor mission performance by Gires, Ezanee

“…The power requirements during the different phases of tiltrotor flight are also modelled including the transition phases between rotary- to fixed-wing. A mission framework is designed to show the estimated fuel burn and emissions. …”
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Development of multiple configuration flying wing UAV by Mansor, Yaakob, Sahwee, Zulhilmy, Mohd Asri, Muhammad Hariz

“…This paper discusses the development of a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform that can be customized into multiple configurations. …”
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Longitudinal actuated abdomen control for energy efficient flight of insects by Ogunwa, Titilayo, Blake, McIvor, Awang Jumat, Nurkhairunisa, Abdullah, Ermira Junita, Chahl, Javaan

“…We have examined the effect of this type of actuation in the simplified case of a small fixed wing aircraft to determine whether energetic advantages exist in normal flight when compared to the cost of actuation using aerodynamic control surfaces. …”
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Modeling and control of an articulated multibody aircraft by Ogunwa, Titilayo, Abdullah, Ermira, Chahl, Javaan

“…The demonstrated aircraft model was a dragonfly-like fixed-wing aircraft. The control effect of the moving abdomen was comparable to the control surfaces, with lateral abdominal motion substituting for an aerodynamic rudder to achieve coordinated turns. …”

Search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing Bell 206 Long Ranger helicopter in Sarawak, Malaysia using near real-time airborne hyperspectral imaging system by Jusoff, Kamaruzaman

“…Design/methodology/approach – A Sabah Air GAF Nomad N22B low altitude fixed wing aircraft equipped with an AISA airborne hyperspectral imaging system flew over the steep gradient carved by very narrow valleys, ridges, precipitous escarpments and ravines, extensively covered by thick virgin forest of the highlands. …”
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Impact of external forces on the quality of digital elevation model derived from drone technology by Isola, Ajibola Ismaila, Mansor, Shattri, Shafri, Helmi, Pradhan, Biswajeet, Mansor, Yaakob

“…To achieve the research objective, an experiment was carried out using a fixed-wing drone that was flown over a Golf course at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. …”