In this thesis, a novel Vertical TakeOff and Landing (VTOL) Single Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SR-UAV) will be presented. The SR-UAV's design properties will be analysed in detail, with respect to technical novelties outlining the merits of such a conceptual approach. The system's model will be mathematically formulated, while a cascaded P-PI and PID-based control structure will be utilized in extensive simulation trials for the preliminary evaluation of the SR-UAV's attitude and translational performance. Further a prototype SR-UAV will be presented with a corresponding experimental evaluation of the established control scheme. Finally analytic discussions on the obtained results, as well as on the current design limitations and future research directions will also be depicted.
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