Low-Cost Gimbal-Less Target Localization for Expendable Fixed-Wing UAVs: Algorithm Design, HILS Validation, and Flight Test Evaluation
Expendable fixed-wing uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) require low-cost onboard perception and localization capabilities, but conventional gimbal-stabilized payloads remain too heavy and expensive for expendable operations. This paper presents a gimbal-less target localization method for such platforms and demonstrates...