A Takeoff Control Strategy for Flying-Wing UAV with Embedded Control Surface Compensation

Jiaming Liu, Zhouhang Wei, Yongxi Lyu, Jingping Shi, Xiaobo Qu

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Abstract

In the takeoff process of flying wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the thrust line is higher than the reference position of the center of gravity and the landing gear is opened, which will produce a large nose-down pitching moment. When using the conventional control surface allocation configuration, the elevator needs to deflect a larger angle to offset this part of moment and make the aircraft climb according to the target pitch angle. A flying wing UAV takeoff control strategy with embedded control surface compensation was designed to resolve this issue. During the flying wing UAV takeoff, the embedded rudder deflection was used to offset the nose-down pitching moment. The calculation of the Attainable Moment Subset (AMS) showed that this method can significantly improve the range of aircraft control moment, and the feasibility was verified through flight experiments. It can improve the aircraft's pitch control ability and improve the actual climbing effect.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference - Volume 3
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages74-80
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9789819988662
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event6th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference, CASTC 2023 - Wuzhen, China
Duration: 26 Sep 202327 Sep 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference6th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference, CASTC 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuzhen
Period26/09/2327/09/23

Keywords

  • Attainable Moment Subset
  • Embedded Control Surface
  • Flight Experiment
  • Flying-Wing UAV

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