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
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Knoebel, Nathan B.; Osborne, Stephen R.; Snyder, Deryl; McLain, Timothy W.; Beard, Randal W.; and Eldredge, Andrew Mark, "Preliminary Modeling, Control, and Trajectory Design for Miniature Autonomous Tailsitters" (2006). Faculty Publications. 1515.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1515
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
Copyright Status
Knoebel, N., Osborne, S., Snyder, D., McLain, T., Beard, R., and Eldredge, A. Preliminary Modeling, Control, and Trajectory Design for Miniature Autonomous Tailsitters, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA-2006-6713, August 2006, Keystone, Colorado. doi: 10.2514/6.2006-6713
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