Keywords

modeling, control, tailsitter aircraft

Abstract

A tailsitter UAV has unique advantages over typical fixed wing aircraft or hovercraft. This paper highlights topics of interest in our preliminary research in developing a tailsitter UAV. An aerodynamic model and quaternion-based attitude and position control scheme is presented for controlling a tailsitter through hover maneuvers, with simulation results. Desired trajectories are also developed through feedback linearization of the dynamic equations, intended for quaternion-based attitude control. Finally, a hardware platform is proposed.

Original Publication Citation

Nathan Knoebel, Stephen Osborne, Deryl Snyder, Timothy Mclain, Randal Beard, and Andrew Eldredge. "Preliminary Modeling, Control, and Trajectory Design for Miniature Autonomous Tailsitters", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, Guidance, Navigation, and Control and Co-located Conferences. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-6713

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2006-8

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3422

Publisher

AIAA

Language

English

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Mechanical Engineering

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