On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots

This paper sets out a study of the autopilot design for fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) taking into account the aircraft stability, as well as the power consumption as a function of the selected control strategy. To provide some generality to the outcomes of this study, construction of a...

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Autores: Bertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527, Sanchez Cerda, Alex
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/101278
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/101278
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2016.2601927
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Palavra-chave:Flying machines
Energy consumption
Drone aircraft
Aircraft systems
Autopilots
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics
Control systems
Power consumption
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Aeronaus
Energia -- Consum
Avions no tripulats
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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spelling On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilotsBertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527Sanchez Cerda, AlexFlying machinesEnergy consumptionDrone aircraftAircraft systemsAutopilotsComplementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronicsControl systemsPower consumptionUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)AeronausEnergia -- ConsumAvions no tripulatsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::AeronausÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònicaThis paper sets out a study of the autopilot design for fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) taking into account the aircraft stability, as well as the power consumption as a function of the selected control strategy. To provide some generality to the outcomes of this study, construction of a reference small-UAV model, based on averaging the main aircraft defining parameters, is proposed. Using such a reference model of small, fixed-wing UAVs, different control strategies are assessed, especially with a view towards enlarging the controllers' sampling time. A beneficial consequence of this sample time enlargement is that the clock rate of the UAV autopilots may be proportionally reduced. This reduction in turn leads directly to decreased electrical power consumption. Such energy saving becomes proportionally relevant as the size and power of the UAV decrease, with benefits of lengthening battery life and, therefore, the flight endurance. Additionally, through the averaged model, which is derived from both published data and computations made from actual data captured from real UAVs, it is shown that behavior predictions beyond that of any particular UAV model may be extrapolated.Peer Reviewed20162016-11-0120172017-02-21journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/101278https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2016.2601927reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1012782026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
title On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
spellingShingle On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
Bertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527
Flying machines
Energy consumption
Drone aircraft
Aircraft systems
Autopilots
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics
Control systems
Power consumption
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Aeronaus
Energia -- Consum
Avions no tripulats
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
title_short On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
title_full On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
title_fullStr On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
title_full_unstemmed On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
title_sort On the trade-off between electrical power consumption and flight performance in fixed-wing UAV autopilots
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527
Sanchez Cerda, Alex
author Bertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527
author_facet Bertran Albertí, Eduardo|||0000-0002-6960-7527
Sanchez Cerda, Alex
author_role author
author2 Sanchez Cerda, Alex
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Flying machines
Energy consumption
Drone aircraft
Aircraft systems
Autopilots
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics
Control systems
Power consumption
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Aeronaus
Energia -- Consum
Avions no tripulats
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
topic Flying machines
Energy consumption
Drone aircraft
Aircraft systems
Autopilots
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics
Control systems
Power consumption
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Aeronaus
Energia -- Consum
Avions no tripulats
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
description This paper sets out a study of the autopilot design for fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) taking into account the aircraft stability, as well as the power consumption as a function of the selected control strategy. To provide some generality to the outcomes of this study, construction of a reference small-UAV model, based on averaging the main aircraft defining parameters, is proposed. Using such a reference model of small, fixed-wing UAVs, different control strategies are assessed, especially with a view towards enlarging the controllers' sampling time. A beneficial consequence of this sample time enlargement is that the clock rate of the UAV autopilots may be proportionally reduced. This reduction in turn leads directly to decreased electrical power consumption. Such energy saving becomes proportionally relevant as the size and power of the UAV decrease, with benefits of lengthening battery life and, therefore, the flight endurance. Additionally, through the averaged model, which is derived from both published data and computations made from actual data captured from real UAVs, it is shown that behavior predictions beyond that of any particular UAV model may be extrapolated.
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