Altitude stabilization in unmanned vertical take-off/landing aircraft

Thanakorn Supsukbaworn; Chin E. Lin

doi:10.1109/IECON.2014.7048479

Altitude stabilization in unmanned vertical take-off/landing aircraft

Thanakorn Supsukbaworn, Chin E. Lin

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Abstract

Unmanned vertical take-off/Landing (UVTOL) Aircraft have received great attention for their flexibility and controllability in many applications requiring short range, low altitude air surveillance. Image acquisition and video recording from the air is useful for many demands. The operation of a UVTOL requires altitude stabilization with a very limited payload. This paper presents a flight control stabilization design using a MEMS (microelectronics mechanical system) inertial sensor and a barometric sensor to enhance the altitude stabilization performance. By introducing pressure, velocity, and acceleration estimators, a modified flight controller is constructed and tested. Altitude and vertical velocity stabilization are tested and verified using real flight data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	71-76
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479940325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2014.7048479
Publication status	Published - 2014 Feb 24

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Name	IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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