The ETH team got the following paper accepted at IEEE AeroConf 2016. It describes the perpetual flight capabilities as proven using the AtlantikSolar UAV in its 28h flight last summer:
- P. Oettershagen, A. Melzer, T. Mantel, K. Rudin, T. Stastny, B. Wawrzacz, K. Alexis, and R. Siegwart, "Perpetual flight with a small solar-powered UAV: Flight results, performance analysis and model validation", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2016, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 5-16, 2016 (accepted - to be presented)