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ArticleNature communications2026

An autonomous single-actuator UAV with omnidirectional field of view, high agility, and collision resistance.

Nan Chen, Haotian Li, Yunfan Ren, Guozheng Lu, Fangcheng Zhu, Jiarong Lin, Fu Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nan ChenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1359-7235
Haotian LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yunfan RenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Guozheng LuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Fangcheng ZhuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jiarong LinDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Fu ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. fuzhang@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-4168

Funding

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) 17205924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A single-actuator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named PULSAR II is driven by one motor and achieves three-dimensional maneuverability and natural self-rotation. This motion enables an omnidirectional field of view (FoV) for light detection and ranging (LiDAR), thereby eliminating unobserved areas. To enhance agility, we first built an accurate propulsion model using a data-driven method and compensated its nonlinearities. Then, we designed model predictive controller on the S

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