Category: Awards

Competition Results

IMAV2026 Awards

Outdoor

  1. CWB Lions, China
  2. AeroStorks, France
  3. ENAC Paparazzi, France

Indoor

  1. HORYZN, Germany
  2. CWB Lions, China
  3. BIT UNIC, China

The full rankings are on the IMAV2026 competition results page.

Best Paper Award in Methods and Algorithms
Winner: Actuator Nonlinear Fault-Tolerant Control of a Fast-Spinning Quadrotor with Loss of Two Opposing Rotors [pdf] T.M.L. De Ponti, E.J.J. Smeur and B.W.D. Remes, TU Delft, the Netherlands

Finalists:

Best Paper Award in Systems and Applications
Winner: Precision Home Landing for Bee-Nav Robot Navigation [pdf] D. Ou, Q. Missinne, C. De Wagter and G.C.H.E. de Croon, TU Delft, the Netherlands

Finalists:

IMAV2023 Awards

Hiker Rescue Challenge (outdoor)

  1. ENAC, Toulouse, France
  2. AKAMAV, TU Braunschweig, Germany
  3. UAS-DTU, Delhi Technological University, India

Stacking Challenge (indoor)

  1. DIPOL, HS Nordhausen, Germany
  2. Fantail, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  3. Black Bee Drones, Federal University of Itajubá, Brazil

Special Achievement Award
Black Bee Drones, for their highly automated MAV operation during the stacking challenge.

Best Paper Award
Winner: High-speed camera measurement of insect-like flapping wing deformation using a speckle pattern wing membrane [pdf] T. Roelandt, T. Willems, F. Naets and D. Vandepitte

Photos of the award ceremony are on the IMAV2023 results page.

IMAV2022 Awards

Greenhouse Challenge

  1. Corvus Drones
  2. SELFF
  3. Team Ciiba

Nanocopter AI Challenge

  1. PULP
  2. Black Bee Drones
  3. Equipe Skyrats

Package Delivery Challenge

  1. ENAC
  2. Team Cigogne
  3. Maverix

Special Achievement Awards

Best Paper Award
Winner: Using trajectory oscillation timing improves in-flight odometry based solely on optic flows [pdf] L. Bergantin, C. Coquet, A. Negre, T. Raharijaona, N. Marchand and F. Ruffier

Photos of the award ceremony are on the IMAV2022 results page.

IMAV2017 Awards

Outdoor

  1. INSTINCT COUGAR – National University of Singapore
  2. AKAMAV – Technischen Universität Braunschweig
  3. FLY EAGLE – Beijing Institute of Technology

Indoor

  1. INSTINCT COUGAR – National University of Singapore
  2. CVAR-UPM – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  3. MAVLAB – TUDELFT

Team Parade Trophy

  1. ENAC – Ecole National de l’Avioation Civile

Treasure Hunt Challenge

  1. ISAE – ISAE SUPAERO

Record Breaking Challenge

  1. RMIT – RMIT University

Virtual Challenge

  1. AUTMAV – Tehran Polytechnic

Special Prize: System

  1. MAVLAB – TUDELFT

Special Prize: Design

  1. MIP – Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Best Paper Award

[1]

[1] [pdf] C. De Wagter, M. Karásek, and G. de Croon, “Quad-thopter: tailless flapping wing robot with 4 pairs of wings,” in International micro air vehicle conference and flight competition 2017, Toulouse, France, 2017, p. 249–256.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2017-36:c_wagter_et_al,
author = {Christophe {De Wagter} and Matej Kar{\'a}sek and Guido de Croon},
editor = {J.-M. Moschetta, G. Hattenberger, H. de Plinval},
title = {Quad-thopter: Tailless Flapping Wing Robot with 4 Pairs of Wings},
year = {2017},
month = {Sep},
day = {18-22},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Flight Competition 2017},
address = {Toulouse, France},
pages = {249--256},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2017-36},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2017.36},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2017/36.pdf}
}

IMAV2016 Competition Results

Outdoor

  1. AKAMAV, Germany
  2. ISAE, France
  3. SCV, Korea

Indoor

  1. KN2C, Iran
  2. Quetzalcuauhtli, Mexico
  3. MAVLab, the Netherland

Best Performance Award

  1. AUTMAV, Iran

Conference

Following publications were nominated: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

[1] [pdf] H. W. Ho, G. de Croon, and Q. P. Chu, “Distance and velocity estimation using optical flow from a monocular camera,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 121–128.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-18:h_ho_et_al,
author = {Hann Woei Ho and Guido de Croon and Qi Ping Chu},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {Distance and velocity estimation using optical flow from a monocular camera},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {121--128},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-18},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.18},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/18.pdf}
}
[2] [pdf] T. M. Nguyen, A. H. Zaini, K. Guo, and L. Xie, “An ultra-wideband-based multi-uav localization system in gps-denied environments,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 56–61.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-9:t_nguyen_et_al,
author = {Thien Minh Nguyen and Abdul Hanif Zaini and Kexin Guo and Lihua Xie},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {An Ultra-Wideband-based Multi-UAV Localization System in GPS-denied environments},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {56--61},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-9},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.9},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/9.pdf}
}
[3] [pdf] C. D. Wagter and E. Smeur, “Control of a hybrid helicopter with wings,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 87–94.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-14:c_wagter_et_al,
author = {Christophe De Wagter and Ewoud Smeur},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {Control of a Hybrid Helicopter with Wings},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {87--94},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-14},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.14},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/14.pdf}
}
[4] [pdf] T. o, M. Karásek, and G. C. H. E. de Croon, “Precision position control of the delfly ii flapping-wing micro air vehicle in a wind-tunnel,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 225–232.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-31:t_cunis_et_al,
author = {Torbj{\o}rn Cunis and Matej Kar{\'a}sek and Guido C.H.E. de Croon},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {Precision Position Control of the DelFly II Flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicle in a Wind-tunnel},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {225--232},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-31},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.31},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/31.pdf}
}
[5] [pdf] G. Cai, A. Saeed, F. Alkhoori, A. Younes, T. Taha, J. Dias, and L. Seneviratne, “First-principles modeling of a miniature tilt-rotor convertiplane in low-speed operation,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 161–166.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-23:g_cai_et_al,
author = {Guowei Cai and Adnan Saeed and Fatima Alkhoori and Ahmad Younes and Tarek Taha and Jorge Dias and Lakmal Seneviratne},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {First-Principles Modeling of A Miniature Tilt-Rotor Convertiplane in Low-Speed Operation},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {161--166},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-23},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.23},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/23.pdf}
}
[6] [pdf] Q. Nguyen, W. L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “Experimental investigation of wing flexibility on force generation of a hovering flapping wing micro air vehicle with double wing clap-and-fling effects,” in International micro air vehicle competition and conference 2016, Beijing, PR of China, 2016, p. 153–160.
[Bibtex]
@inproceedings{imav2016-22:q_nguyen_et_al,
author = {Quoc-Viet Nguyen and Woei Leong Chan and Marco Debiasi},
editor = {Prof. Zhihong PENG and Dr. Feng LIN},
title = {Experimental Investigation of Wing Flexibility on Force Generation of a Hovering Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle with Double Wing Clap-and-Fling Effects},
year = {2016},
month = {Oct},
day = {17-21},
booktitle = {International Micro Air Vehicle Competition and Conference 2016},
address = {Beijing, PR of China},
pages = {153--160},
note = {Paper no. IMAV2016-22},
pdf = {https://www.imavs.org/pdf/imav.2016.22},
url = {https://www.imavs.org/papers/2016/22.pdf}
}