Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds
Joint Authors
Chao, Haiyang
Rice, Caleb
Larrabee, Trenton
Gururajan, Srikanth
Mandal, Tanmay
Rhudy, Matthew B.
Napolitano, Marcello R.
Gu, Yu
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Abstract EN
Autonomous formation flight is a key approach for reducing energy cost and managing traffic in future high density airspace.
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has allowed low-budget and low-risk validation of autonomous formation flight concepts.
This paper discusses the implementation and flight testing of nonlinear dynamic inversion (NLDI) controllers for close formation flight (CFF) using two distinct UAV platforms: a set of fixed wing aircraft named “Phastball” and a set of quadrotors named “NEO.” Experimental results show that autonomous CFF with approximately 5-wingspan separation is achievable with a pair of low-cost unmanned Phastball research aircraft.
Simulations of the quadrotor flight also validate the design of the NLDI controller for the NEO quadrotors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rice, Caleb& Gu, Yu& Chao, Haiyang& Larrabee, Trenton& Gururajan, Srikanth& Napolitano, Marcello R.…[et al.]. 2016. Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105056
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rice, Caleb…[et al.]. Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105056
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rice, Caleb& Gu, Yu& Chao, Haiyang& Larrabee, Trenton& Gururajan, Srikanth& Napolitano, Marcello R.…[et al.]. Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105056
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1105056