Flexible kiteplane modeling and control with an unsteady aerodynamic model

Author(s):  
Ryan James Caverly ◽  
James Richard Forbes
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 063304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenguang Zhang ◽  
Yifeng Wang ◽  
Ruijie Liu ◽  
Haipeng Liu ◽  
Xu Zhang

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 105421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunus Govdeli ◽  
Sheikh Moheed Bin Muzaffar ◽  
Raunak Raj ◽  
Basman Elhadidi ◽  
Erdal Kayacan

Machines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 333
Author(s):  
Yue Wang ◽  
Hang Zhu ◽  
Zeyang Zhao ◽  
Cui Zhang ◽  
Yubin Lan

In this paper, a complete set of nonlinear modeling and controller design process for a small electric fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is presented. The nonlinear mathematical model and aerodynamic model of the small fixed-wing UAV are derived. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was used to obtain the aerodynamic coefficients of the UAV, and the models of propulsion system components were established through experiments. Since the linearized and decoupled model of the fixed-wing UAV has a large error, a nonlinear model is established based on Simulink, which is utilized to design and verify the control algorithms. Based on the established nonlinear model, a stability controller, path following controller and path management controller of the aircraft are set up. The results indicate that system parameters of the aircraft can be quickly acquired and an efficient and practical model can be established by the methods. In addition, the controller designed and applied in this paper has good performance and small steady-state error, which can meet the basic flight mission requirements, including stability of flight attitude, path following and switching of different waypoints. These modeling and control methods can also be employed in other small battery-powered fixed-wing UAV projects.


2009 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-367
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Maeda ◽  
Makishi Nakayama ◽  
Hiroshi Narazaki ◽  
Akira Kitamura

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document