Artificial Intelligence in UAV Energy Management: Predictive Algorithms for Solar-Powered Stratospheric Flight Optimization and Autonomous Mission Persistence.
Solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) offer significant potential for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, but their endurance remains constrained by variable solar irradiance, atmospheric turbulence, battery limitations and payload powe...