Journal
DRONES
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/drones4020014
Keywords
UA; UAS; UAV; VTOL; hybrid VTOL; tail-sitter; fixed wing; closed wing; control system; outdoor flight; control allocation; forward flight; oblique flow
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Funding
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [200021_162365]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) CGS-D scholarship
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [200021_162365] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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A vertical takeoff and landing, unmanned aerial vehicle is presented that features a quadrotor design for propulsion and attitude stabilization, and an annular wing that provides lift in forward flight. The annular wing enhances human safety by enshrouding the propeller blades. Both the annular wing and the propulsion units are fully characterized in forward flight via wind tunnel experiments. An autonomous control system is synthesized that is based on model inversion, and accounts for the aerodynamics of the wing. It also accounts for the dominant aerodynamics of the propellers in forward flight, specifically the thrust and rotor torques when subject to oblique flow conditions. The attitude controller employed is tilt-prioritized, as the aerodynamics are invariant to the twist angle of the vehicle. Outdoor experiments are performed, resulting in accurate tracking of the reference position trajectories at high speeds.
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