Title :
A simple control scheme for Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Author :
Ficola, A. ; Fravolini, M.L. ; Brunori, V. ; La Cava, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Perugia Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper some results of an ongoing research program on mini UAV control are reported. It is proposed a simple control scheme that can be implemented on a low cost-low weight UAV, with limited feedback information. The control scheme is composed of feedforward term, which generates the trim control commands for the particular mission, and a decoupled feedback controller to stabilize the flight around the trajectory. The performance of the proposed scheme has been evaluated by simulation in various flight conditions
Keywords :
aircraft control; control system synthesis; feedback; feedforward; matrix algebra; remotely operated vehicles; space vehicles; stability; aircraft control; control scheme; decoupled feedback controller; feedforward term; flight stability; mini UAV control; mini unmanned aerial vehicles; trim control commands; Aerospace control; Aircraft propulsion; Attitude control; Control systems; Military aircraft; Motion control; Navigation; Trajectory; Turning; Unmanned aerial vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation, 2006. MED '06. 14th Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ancona
Print_ISBN :
0-9786720-1-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0-9786720-0-3
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2006.328768
