SoftwareApplication
name: propeller_airspeed_sensor
description: Data and Code for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles airspeed estimation using propeller feedback.
description: This repository contains MATLAB scripts to derive and validate an airspeed model for fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) using solely propeller power and rotational speed data. The model can be used to replace Pitot-tube-based airspeed sensors, or contribute to redundancy in airspeed estimation. It does not require knowledge of the vehicle’s dynamic model and is computationally lightweight. It leverages power and rotational speed feedback, which is readily available from modern Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs), thereby enabling seamless integration with existing systems and off-the-shelf components.
code repository: https://data.4tu.nl/v3/datasets/37eb50b9-265a-472a-9488-ed6719d5c318.git
author: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3918-4240
author: Person
  given name: Pavel
  family name: Kelley
  name: Pavel Kelley
author: Person
  given name: Ewoud
  family name: Smeur
  name: Ewoud Smeur
keywords: UAV airspeed
keywords: propeller power
keywords: propeller speed
keywords: ESC feedback
keywords: BEM
keywords: flight data
keywords: wind tunnel data
programming language: Julia
programming language: Markdown
programming language: Matlab
programming language: Other
license:
  creative work: creativeWork
    name: GPL-3.0-only
reference publication: j.ast.2025.110999

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3918-4240
type: Person
given name: Evangelos
family name: Ntouros
name: Evangelos Ntouros

j.ast.2025.110999
type: ScholarlyArticle
name: Airspeed estimation for UAVs using only propeller feedback
pagination: 110999
url: https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ast.2025.110999