Safe2Ditch: Emergency Landing for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Emergency landing is a critical safety feature for the expected increase of autonomous vehicles in the airspace. This paper presents Safe2Ditch, an autonomous crash management system for landing sm...

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