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Long Endurance and Long Distance Trajectory Optimization for Engineless UAV by Dynamic Soaring

B. J. Zhu^1,2, Z. X. Hou¹, X. Z. Wang³, Q. Y. Chen¹

1 College of Aerospace Sciences and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China.
2 Corresponding author. Tel: +8613548776007; Fax: +86-0731-84573189; E-mail: jackerzhu@163.com
3 Chongqing Key Laboratory of Heterogeneous Material Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Postdoctoral Station of Mechanics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400040, China.