Abstract
The present work presents the development of an automatic control system and the investigation of the flight dynamics of fixed-wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Specifically, the flight transition maneuver in the vertical plane (vertical-horizontal and horizontal-vertical) is studied in detail. The problem of transition between horizontal and hover modes is discussed. The development and evaluation of a VTOL MAV called Mini-Vertigo 2 (MV2) is presented. A non-linear longitudinal dynamic model of MV2 flight is derived. Semi-empirical aerodynamic formulas for thrust, lift, drag and pitching moment based on wind tunnel testing are applied to the dynamic model. Nonlinearities during transition to/from hover are addressed. Using the developed dynamic model a numerical vehicle dynamic simulator is developed. Simulations are performed to investigate MAV design tradeoffs. Tradeoffs between a piecewise hybrid controller, a strictly open-loop controller and a nontraditional feed-forward controller are each considered. A newer feature of the MV2 autopilot is discussed and flight test data is presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Event | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Aug 10 2009 → Aug 13 2009 |
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| Other | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Chicago, IL |
| Period | 8/10/09 → 8/13/09 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Automatic control of VTOL micro air vehicle during transition maneuver. / Chu, Diyang; Sprinkle, Jonathan; Randall, Ryan; Shkarayev, Sergey V.
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 2009. 2009-5875.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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