Title :
Flight test and simulation results for an autonomous aerobatic helicopter
Author :
Gavrilets, V. ; Martinos, I. ; Mettler, B. ; Feron, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The X-Cell.60 is a model helicopter with a 5 ft rotor diameter, designed for competition aerobatics. In this paper we present the flight test and simulation results for the helicopter performing aerobatic maneuvering under exclusive computer control. We have previously demonstrated in flight an autonomous axial roll maneuver. Our next goal is to demonstrate operationally useful, and more challenging maneuvers, namely split-S and Immelman. Both maneuvers provide a rapid way to change direction of flight by trading kinetic and potential energy.
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; aircraft computers; aircraft control; aircraft testing; helicopters; remotely operated vehicles; 5 ft; Immelman maneuver; X-Cell.60 model helicopter; aerobatic maneuvers; autonomous aerobatic helicopter flight test/simulation results; autonomous axial roll maneuvers; computer controlled aerobatic maneuvering; flight direction change; helicopter rotor diameter; kinetic/potential energy trading; operationally useful maneuvers; split-S maneuver; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace simulation; Computational modeling; Delay; Engines; Global Positioning System; Helicopters; Magnetic separation; Magnetosphere; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7367-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2002.1052943
