Abstract
In this paper, the mechanical and aerodynamic design, carbon composite production, hierarchical control system design and vertical flight tests of a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is capable of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) like a helicopter and long range horizontal flight like an airplane, are presented. Real flight tests show that the aerial vehicle can successfully operate in VTOL mode. Kalman filtering is employed to obtain accurate roll and pitch angle estimations.
Keywords
Takeoff and landing
Airplane
Aerodynamics
Tilt (camera)
Takeoff
Aerospace engineering
Wing
Range (aeronautics)
Flight control surfaces
Elevator
Computer science
Simulation
Automotive engineering
Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Subject Areas
Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
·Control and Systems Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Aerospace and Aviation Technology
·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Inertial Sensor and Navigation
·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
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