Aims and Scope

The Low-Altitude Vehicle Dynamics and Control (LVDC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality original research papers, review articles, and technical notes on the dynamics, control, safety, and integration of low-altitude vehicles. The journal serves as a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to exchange innovative ideas, share cutting-edge findings, and advance the development of low-altitude vehicle technologies and their engineering applications.

The journal welcomes submissions covering theoretical, experimental, and practical aspects of low-altitude vehicle dynamics and control. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Low-Altitude Vehicle Dynamics: Modeling and simulation of fixed-wing, multi-rotor, eVTOL, and light aircraft dynamics; low-altitude aerodynamic effects (wind shear, turbulence, ground effect) and structural vibration control.
  • Power Supply System and Management: Advanced power electronics, Power converter modeling and control, Energy Management and optimization, Hybrid power supply system, Power integration with flight control systems.
  • Motor Drive and Control for Aircraft: High-efficiency electric propulsion motors, High power density motor driver, Motor modeling and dynamic control, Multi-motor coordinated control, Fault-tolerant control and reliability optimization.
  • Measurement and Control: Intelligent sensors and measurement systems; Multisource information fusion and signal processing; precision feedback control and fault diagnosis in complex low-altitude environments.
  • Low-Altitude Flight Navigation and Perception: Multi-source fusion navigation (GPS/INS, vision, LiDAR); environmental perception, obstacle detection, and BVLOS flight control.
  • Advanced Control Strategies: Autonomous, adaptive, robust, sliding mode, model predictive, and optimal control; fault-tolerant and anti-disturbance control; intelligent control (deep learning, reinforcement learning, fuzzy control).
  • Autonomous Safety and Security Control: Autonomous safety, collision avoidance and path planning, fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant flight control, prognostics and health management; cybersecurity and anti-disturbance; safety verification of autonomous algorithms.
  • Multi-Vehicle Coordination and Swarm Control: Formation control and swarm intelligence; cooperative navigation, task allocation, and inter-vehicle communication for surveillance, rescue, and mapping.
  • Integration and Engineering Applications: System integration with avionics, power, and payloads; prototype development and experimental validation; applications in low-altitude economy, surveying, monitoring, rescue, logistics, and aerial defense.
  • Emerging Technologies and Trends: Digital twin for dynamics and control; AI-driven autonomous control and optimization; green and energy-efficient technologies; standardization and regulation.