Autopilots for Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Air Vehicles: A Survey

Author

Chao, Haiyang ; Cao, Yongcan ; Chen, YangQuan

Author_Institution

Utah State Univ., Logan

fYear

2007

fDate

5-8 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

3144

Lastpage

3149

Abstract

This paper presents a survey of the autopilot systems for small fixed-wing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). The UAV flight control basics are introduced first. The radio control system and autopilot control system are then explained from both hardware and software viewpoints. Several typical commercial off-the-shelf autopilot packages are compared in detail. In addition, some research autopilot systems are introduced. Finally, conclusions are made with a summary of the current autopilot market and a remark on the future development.This paper presents a survey of the autopilot systems for small fixed-wing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). The UAV flight control basics are introduced first. The radio control system and autopilot control system are then explained from both hardware and software viewpoints. Several typical commercial off-the-shelf autopilot packages are compared in detail. In addition, some research autopilot systems are introduced. Finally, conclusions are made with a summary of the current autopilot market and a remark on the future development.

Keywords

aircraft control; mobile robots; remotely operated vehicles; autopilot control system; commercial off-the-shelf autopilot packages; flight control; radio control system; small fixed-wing unmanned air vehicles; Aerospace control; Aircraft navigation; Batteries; Chaos; Control systems; Humans; Military aircraft; Radio control; Sliding mode control; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Autopilot systems; autonomous navigation; flight control; remotely piloted vehicle (RPV); unmanned air vehicle (UAV); unmanned aircraft system (UAS);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mechatronics and Automation, 2007. ICMA 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0828-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0828-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMA.2007.4304064

Filename

4304064