Modeling and hover control of a dual-rotor tail-sitter unmanned aircraft

Jingyang Zhong, Bifeng Song, Wenqing Yang, Peng Nian

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Abstract

A tail-sitter unmanned aircraft is capable of transition between horizontal and vertical flight. This paper highlights topics of interest to developing a more accurate model to make the simulation results more reasonable. The modeling processes are presented in details. Aerodynamics of this unmanned aircraft is obtained by wind tunnel tests associated with aerodynamic estimation software. Characters of propeller slipstream are analyzed and the mathematical relationships among slipstream velocity, propeller speed, radial location and axial location of propeller plane are deduced from the experiment data. Besides, separate consideration of the propeller slipstream on wings and control surfaces gives better estimations on the dynamic pressure. Models of actuators and motors are also obtained through some tests to make the results reliable. Furthermore, a simple controller is designed to implement the hover attitude control.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Proceedings
EditorsHonghai Liu, YongAn Huang, Hao Wu, Zhouping Yin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages589-601
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319652979
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 16 Aug 201718 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10464 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period16/08/1718/08/17

Keywords

  • Actuator
  • Control
  • Dual-rotor Tail-sitter
  • Hover
  • Reliable model
  • Slipstream

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